Table 1.
Administrative division, deaths captured, and location of deaths as reported through sentinel site surveillance by sous-préfecture
| Guéckédou city | Tékoulo | Guendembou | Koundou | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimate (2010) | 149,905 | 59,920 | 48,731 | 39,363 | 297,919 |
| No. of sentinel sites | 24 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 46 |
| Sentinel site census | |||||
| 2011 | 26,883 | 5,832 | 5,382 | 5,191 | 43,288 |
| 2012 | 26,751 | 6,009 | 5,474 | 5,200 | 43,434 |
| 2013 | 26,524 | 5,943 | 5,405 | 5,474 | 42,999 |
| Deaths captured, N (% malaria) | 594 (56.4) | 204 (50.4) | 208 (51.9) | 236 (59.3) | 1,242 (55.2) |
| < 5, n (% malaria) | 167 (71.3) | 63 (87.3) | 96 (66.7) | 108 (75.0) | 434 (73.5) |
| 5–14, n (% malaria) | 23 (60.8) | 14 (78.5) | 12 (50.0) | 18 (61.1) | 67 (62.7) |
| 15–44, n (% malaria) | 167 (47.3) | 47 (34.0) | 29 (24.1) | 44 (47.7) | 287 (42.9) |
| ≥ 45, n (% malaria) | 237 (51.9) | 80 (26.2) | 71 (43.7) | 66 (40.9) | 454 (44.5) |
| Location of death | |||||
| At home, n (% N) | 406 (68.3) | 169 (82.8) | 178 (85.6) | 181 (76.7) | 934 (75.2) |
| Guéckédou Hospital, n (% N) | 147 (24.7) | 7 (3.4) | 6 (2.9) | 25 (10.6) | 185 (14.9) |
| Public facility, n (% N) | 6 (1.0) | 2 (1.0) | 8 (3.8) | 20 (8.5) | 36 (2.9) |
| Other, n (% N) | 35 (5.9) | 26 (12.7) | 16 (7.7) | 10 (4.2) | 87 (7.0) |