Table 2.
Survey measured parasite prevalence in children 1–59 months. by year and province, Zambia 2006–2012
| Parasite prevalence (%) (95 % CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 |
| Central | 31.0 (16.0–46.0) | 5.6 (0.0–11.7) | 9.2 (2.7–15.7) | 8.6 (3.4–20.4) |
| Lusaka | 0.0 (0.0–4.7) | 1.2 (0.0–2.6) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.6) |
| Copperbelt | 14.3 (5.2–23.4) | 10.0 (4.9–15.0) | 12.1 (6.0–18.2) | 4.6 (1.3–15.4) |
| Eastern | 23.8 (12.1–35.6) | 8.2 (4.4–12.1) | 22.0 (17.4–26.6) | 20.4 (15.6–26.2) |
| Luapula | 33.8 (23.0–44.5) | 19.6 (12.5–26.7) | 50.5 (41.2–59.8) | 32.2 (22.1–44.4) |
| Northern | 30.2 (18.9–41.6) | 10.9 (6.0–15.7) | 23.6 (9.5–37.7) | 22.0 (15.7–30.0) |
| North-western | 23.4a | 14.1 (4.8–23.4) | 6.0 (0.7–11.4) | 16.7 (9.6–27.6) |
| Southern | 15.5 (3.1–27.9) | 7.7 (0.0–17.0) | 5.7 (0.4–10.9) | 8.5 (5.1–13.8) |
| Western | 11.2 (1.6–20.9) | 2.7 (0.0–5.9) | 5.1 (1.2–8.9) | 12.6 (6.0–24.7) |
| National | 22.4 (17.6–27.2) | 9.3 (7.0–11.6) | 15.9 (12.2–19.6) | 14.6 (11.9–17.7) |
Point estimates and confidence intervals account for survey design
adata missing (prevalence estimated from rapid diagnostic test (RDT) field reports