Table 3.
Proportion of children under five years with fever during the previous 2 weeks who received a finger or heel stick blood test at any point
| Characteristics | MIS 2008 | DHS 2010 | Variation (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | |||
| Total | 4.9 (4.0–5.9) | 4,123 | 9.7 (8.0–11.8) | 2,463 | 4.8 (3.4–6.1) | 0.001 |
| Epidemiologic zone | ||||||
| Dakar | 3.7 (2.3–6.0) | 1,116 | 12.0 (7.8–17.9) | 800 | 8.3 (5.8–10.8) | 0.001 |
| North | 4.1 (3.3–5.1) | 1,613 | 7.4 (5.7–9.0) | 965 | 3.3 (1.4–5.2) | 0.001 |
| Center | 7.9 (5.7–10.1) | 577 | 9.1 (6.1–12.1) | 353 | 1.2 (–2.5;4.9) | 0.26 |
| South | 5.7 (4.1–7.2) | 817 | 11.6 (8.2–14.9) | 344 | 5.9 (2.2–9.6) | 0.001 |
| Socio–economic quintile | ||||||
| Poorest | 5.0 (3.7–6.7) | 901 | 8.0 (5.7–11.0) | 490 | 3.0 (0.2–5.7) | 0.01 |
| Fourth | 5.3 (3.8–7.4) | 808 | 7.7 (5.3–10.9) | 390 | 2.4 (–0.6–5.4) | 0.05 |
| Middle | 5.3 (3.6–7.7) | 796 | 7.8 (5.5–11.0) | 430 | 2.5 (–0.4–5.4) | 0.04 |
| Second | 4.4 (2.8–6.9) | 825 | 9.9 (7.1–13.8) | 626 | 5.5 (2.7–8.2) | 0.001 |
| Least poor | 4.4 (2.5–7.4) | 793 | 14.2 (8.8–22.2) | 528 | 9.8 (6.5–13.1) | 0.001 |
Source: MIS 2008, DHS 2010. N = number of children under five.