Table 2. Characteristics of febrile children less than five years old reportedly tested in 13 countries.
| n febrile under-fivesa | Percent febrile under-fives tested (95% CI)b | |||
| Total | 27,916 | 16.9 | (11.8–21.9) | |
| Source of care c | Hospital | 5,279 | 35.3 | (26.1–44.6) |
| Non-hospital formal medical | 9,938 | 26.0 | (18.2–33.9) | |
| Community health worker | 381 | 16.5 | (10.6–22.3) | |
| Pharmacy | 1,742 | 6.2 | (3.4–9.0) | |
| Other | 1,769 | 6.9 | (4.3–9.4) | |
| No care sought | 8,618 | 3.3 | (2.3–4.3) | |
| Malaria endemicity d | No transmission | 1,023 | 11.1 | (9.2–13.1) |
| Unstable transmission | 7 | 42.9 | (15.8–75.0) | |
| Low stable transmission | 2,797 | 22.8 | (14.5–31.1) | |
| Moderate stable transmission | 12,211 | 20.0 | (13.6–26.4) | |
| High stable transmission | 11,287 | 16.3 | (10.8–21.7) | |
| Child's age (in months) | 0–5 | 2,174 | 12.7 | (8.3–17.0) |
| 6–11 | 4,094 | 17.1 | (11.6–22.7) | |
| 12–23 | 7,191 | 18.1 | (12.5–23.8) | |
| 24–35 | 6,006 | 17.8 | (12.3–23.2) | |
| 36–47 | 4,782 | 16.0 | (11.3–20.7) | |
| 48–59 | 4,021 | 15.9 | (10.7–21.1) | |
| Child's sex | Male | 14,297 | 17.0 | (12.0–22.0) |
| Female | 13,620 | 16.7 | (11.7–21.8) | |
| Maternal age (in years) | 15–24 | 8,798 | 17.7 | (12.7–22.8) |
| 25–29 | 7,725 | 16.8 | (11.1–22.5) | |
| 30–34 | 5,237 | 16.4 | (11.2–21.5) | |
| 35–39 | 3,829 | 16.3 | (11.3–21.3) | |
| 40–49 | 2,331 | 16.3 | (11.5–21.2) | |
| Maternal education | No education | 9,989 | 14.0 | (9.8–18.2) |
| Primary attendance | 13,883 | 17.4 | (13.1–21.7) | |
| Secondary or higher attendance | 4,047 | 27.0 | (18.6–35.5) | |
| Household wealth index | Poorest | 6,107 | 12.4 | (8.6–16.3) |
| Second | 5,797 | 12.8 | (9.1–16.5) | |
| Middle | 5,838 | 14.6 | (10.1–19.1) | |
| Fourth | 5,609 | 18.5 | (12.6–24.5) | |
| Least poor | 4,574 | 27.6 | (18.0–37.3) | |
| Number of household members | 0–4 | 7,239 | 18.1 | (12.8–23.4) |
| 5–8 | 14,156 | 17.0 | (12.1–21.9) | |
| 9–12 | 4,241 | 16.3 | (10.9–21.6) | |
| 13 or more | 2,280 | 14.6 | (10.1–19.1) | |
| Residence | Urban | 5,651 | 27.4 | (17.8–37.1) |
| Rural | 22,264 | 14.6 | (10.4–18.7) | |
a
Children less than five years old reportedly having fever in the 2 weeks prior to the interview.
b
Febrile children less than five years old reportedly receiving a finger or heel stick for testing.
c
Non-hospital formal medical refers to any formal medical source that is not a hospital or CHW. Other refers to traditional practitioners, shops, relatives/friends, or other non-specified locations.
d
No transmission refer to non-endemic areas. Unstable transmission refers to areas of very low but non-zero malaria transmission. Stable transmission categories refer to low (PfPR2–10<5%), moderate (PfPR2–10 5%–40%) and high (PfPR2–10>40%).