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Table 1 Temporally aggregated paediatric admission data for malaria each of the 8 hospitals between 2003- 2006 and 2006-2009 expressed per 1000 children aged 0-14 years at risk per annum and 95% confidence intervals computed using a Poisson distribution.

From: Changing malaria intervention coverage, transmission and hospitalization in Kenya

Hospital location

Average malaria admission rate/1000 Sep 2003 - Aug 2006 [95% CI] (number of malaria admissions)

Average malaria admission rate/1000 Sep 2006 - Aug 2009 [95% CI] (number of malaria admissions)

Inc Rate Ratio (95% CI)[Inc Rate Diff ] (95% CI)

Average non-malaria admission rate/1000 Sep 2003 - Aug 2006 [95% CI] (number of non-malaria admissions)

Average nonmalaria admission rate/1000 Sep 2006 - Aug 2009 [95% CI] (number of non-malaria admissions)

Inc Rate Ratio (95% CI)[Inc Rate Diff ] (95% CI)

Western/Lakeside

Bungoma

DGH

4.66

[4.53-4.79]

(4,853)

7.21

[7.06-7.37]

(8,500)

1.55

(1.50-1.61)

[2.56] (2.36-2.76)

3.63

[3.52-3.75]

(3,783)

3.45

[3.34-3.56]

(4,063)

0.95

(0.91-0.99)

[-0.19] (-0.34- -0.03)

Kisumu

DGH

15.89

[15.61-16.18]

(12,128)

6.81

[6.64-6.99]

(5,578)

0.43

(0.42-0.44)

[-9.08] (-9.41- -8.74)

3.28

[3.15-3.41]

(2,501)

3.28

[3.16-3.41]

(2,685)

1.00

(0.95-1.06)

[0.00] (-0.18- 0.18)

Siaya

DGH

14.93

[14.52-15.35]

(5,042)

20.12

[19.65-20.60]

(6,982)

1.35

(1.30-1.40)

[5.19]

(4.56-5.82)

8.10

[7.80-8.41]

(2,736)

7.22

[6.94-7.51]

(2,506)

0.89

(0.84-0.94)

[-0.88]

(-1.30- -0.47)

Highlands

Kericho

DGH

9.80

[9.55-10.05]

5,923

5.50

[5.32-5.68]

(3,580)

0.56

(0.54-0.59)

[-4.30]

(-4.30- -3.99)

7.21

7.00-7.43

4,360

6.58

[6.38-6.78]

(4,281)

0.91

(0.87-0.95)

[-0.64]

(-0.93- -0.35)

Kisii

DGH

17.45

[17.12-17.79]

(10,450)

6.60

[6.40-6.80]

(4,201)

0.38

(0.36- 0.39)

[-10.85]

(-11.24- -10.46)

16.67

[16.35-17.00]

(9,983)

17.28

[16.95-17.60]

(10,995)

1.04

(1.01-1.06)

[0.60]

(0.15-1.06)

Coastal

Kilifi

DGH

5.98

[5.78-6.18]

(3,345)

1.85

[1.75-1.97]

(1,139)

0.31

(0.29-0.33)

[-4.12]

(-4.35- -3.89)

19.61

[19.24-19.98]

10,974

19.10

[18.75-19.45]

(11,730)

0.97

(0.95-1.00)

[-0.51]

(-1.01- -0.00)

Malindi

DGH

8.28

[7.96-8.61]

(2,573)

3.21

[3.03-3.41]

(1,105)

0.39

(0.36-0.42)

[-5.07]

(-5.44- -4.70)

18.76

[18.28-19.25]

5,828

16.88

[16.45-17.32]

(5,807)

0.90

(0.87-0.93)

[-1.88]

(-2.53- -1.23)

Msambweni

DGH

4.74

[4.51-4.97]

(1,655)

3.91

[3.71-4.12]

(1,476)

0.82

(0.77-0.89)

[-0.83]

(-1.13- -0.53)

7.15

[6.88-7.44]

2,498

8.93

[8.63-9.24]

(3,372)

1.25

(1.19-1.32)

[1.78]

(1.37-2.19)