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. 2020 May 8;19:177. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03250-4

Table 1.

Indicators used for malaria risk stratification

Source Indicator Numerator Denominator Perioda Age
SMPS Parasite prevalence No. positive pf-pan RDT No. Pf-Pan RDT tests performed in school children 2015, 2017 5–16 years
HMIS/DHIS2 Laboratory
Fever test positivity rate No. positive pf-pan RDT No. Pf-Pan RDT tests performed 2016–2017 All ages
Annual parasite incidence No. positive pf-pan RDT and microscopy Per 1000 populationb
Outpatient Department
Confirmed malaria incidence No. positive pf-pan RDT, and microscopy Per 1000 populationb 2015–2017 All ages
Antenatal clinic
Test positivity rate No. positive pf-pan RDT No. Pf-Pan RDT tests performed in pregnant women at first visit 2015–2017 Reproductive age

HMIS Health Management Information System, DHIS2 District Health Information System 2, RDT malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test, pf Plasmodium falciparum, SMPS School Malaria Parasitaemia Survey

aJanuary 1st to December 31st of the corresponding year; bBased on population estimates from the 2012 census