Table 5.
Demographic characteristics of malaria cases reported in HMIS by health facilities
| Health centre [N = 96,145 (98.6)] | District hospital [N = 1,334 (1.4)] |
Total (N = 97,479) |
Pearson X2 p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 5 | 9,150 (96.0) | 385 (4.0) | 9,535 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
| 5–19 | 39,565 (99.2) | 309 (0.8) | 39,874 (100.0) | |
| > 20 | 47,430 (98.7) | 640 (1.3) | 48,070 (100.0) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 39,758 (98.6) | 583 (1.4) | 40,341 (100.0) | 0.15 |
| Female | 47,238 (98.4) | 751 (1.6) | 47,989 (100.0) | |
| Missing1 | 9,149 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9,149 (100.0) | |
| Pregnancy status (female patients) | ||||
| Pregnant | 1,920 (91.6) | 177 (8.4) | 2097 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
| Non-Pregnant | 45,318 (98.7) | 574 (1.3) | 45,892 (100.0) | |
| Malaria severity | ||||
| SMa | 94,872 (99.6) | 377 (0.4) | 95,249 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
| SMDb | 1,273 (72.7) | 477 (27.3) | 1,750 (100.0) | |
| SVMc,2 | 0 (0.0) | 480 (100.0) | 480 (100.0) | |
| District | ||||
| Burera | 4,455 (98.9) | 48 (1.1) | 4,503 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
| Kirehe | 16,467 (99.0) | 160 (1.0) | 16,627 (100.0) | |
| Southern Kayonza | 75,223 (98.5) | 1,126 (1.5) | 76,349 (100.0) | |
a SM: Simple Malaria; bSMD: Simple Malaria with Minor Digestive Symptoms; cSVM: Severe Malaria
1Missing: HMIS did not report the sex of patients less than 5 years who were treated in health centres
2SVM cases recorded as being referred to district hospitals from health centres were excluded from the HC section to avoid double-counting