Table 3. Age-specific incidence of clinical malaria episodes parasitemia threshold for malaria case definition: >0 parasites/µl during high and low seasons.
Age group (years) | Number of children | Number of visits | Number of episodes | Total p-yrs* at risk | Incidence rate (95% CI) (per p-yr at risk) | Cumulative incidence |
PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE | ||||||
[>0–1] | 245 | 1738 | 340 | 192.4 | 1.8 (1.6, 2.0) | 83.6 |
[>1–2] | 201 | 1287 | 291 | 176.9 | 1.6 (1.5, 1.8) | 69.1 |
[>2–3] | 225 | 1121 | 267 | 200.8 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.5) | 67.9 |
[>3–4] | 219 | 863 | 169 | 205.2 | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 41.6 |
[>4–5] | 199 | 733 | 141 | 185.1 | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) | 55.9 |
Total | 1089 | 5742 | 1208 | 960.4 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) | 67.4 |
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE | ||||||
[0–1] | 131 | 11117 | 243 | 95.5 | 2.5 (2.2, 2.9) | 93.0 |
[>1–2] | 103 | 10244 | 230 | 85.1 | 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) | 89.6 |
[>2–3] | 113 | 11733 | 260 | 92.7 | 2.8 (2.5, 3.2) | 94.0 |
[>3–4] | 115 | 12388 | 215 | 97.5 | 2.2 (1.9, 2.5) | 80.7 |
[>4–5] | 93 | 9797 | 123 | 83.3 | 1.5 (1.2, 1.8) | 71.4 |
Total | 555 | 55279 | 1071 | 454.1 | 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) | 86.2 |