Table 5 Age-specific malaria prevalence rates in cases and controls by each site. Health facility-based surveys.
From: Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) in sub-Saharan Africa
Study sites | Abidjan | Cotonou | Dar es Salaam | Ouagadougou | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups/malaria | Cases % | Control % | Cases % | Control % | Cases % | Control % | Cases % | Control % |
Infants <1 year | 18/78 (23.1%) | 22/169 (13.0%) | 0/63 (0%) | 2/140 (1.4%) | 2/99 (2.0%) | 4/116 (3.4%) | 7/58 (12.1%) | 3/21 (14.3%) |
Children 1–5 years | 61/142 (43.0%) | 16/60 (26.7%) | 5/68 (6.8%) | 4/137 (2.8%) | 15/213 (7.0%) | 8/178 (4.5%) | 45/174 (25.9%) | 15/104 (14.4%) |
Children 6–15 years | 39/89 (43.8%) | 8/35 (22.9%) | 0/35 (0%) | 1/78 (1.3%) | 7/97 (7.2%) | 2/56 (3.6%) | 23/62 (37.1%) | 20/58 (34.5%) |
Adults >15 years | 31/120 (25.6%) | 17/119 (14.3%) | 2/213 (0.9%) | 11/529 (2.0%) | 13/308 (4.2%) | 8/423 (1.9%) | 48/266 (18.0%) | 72/363 (19.8%) |