Table 2 Prevalence and annual trends of malaria in Metehara Health Centre, 2017/18–2022/23
Year | Blood film examined | Positive % (n) | Plasmodium species | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum % (n) | P. vivax % (n) | Mixed* % (n) | |||
2017/18 | 4823 | 20.5(993) | 67 (665) | 32.5 (323) | 0.5 (5) |
2018/19 | 5721 | 15.8 (907) | 61.9 (562) | 37.5 (341) | 0.44 (4) |
2019/20 | 7491 | 14.2 (1068) | 76.9 (822) | 22.2 (238) | 0.75 (8) |
2020/21 | 8454 | 11.6 (983) | 61.9 (609) | 36.6 (360) | 1.4 (14) |
2021/22 | 12,015 | 9.8 (1176) | 78.9 (928) | 20.4 (240) | 0.68 (8) |
2022/23 | 20,746 | 26.5 (5508) | 78.3 (4317) | 18.7 (1034) | 2.85 (157) |
Total | 59,250 | 17.4 (10,636) | 74.3 (7903) | 23.8 (2537) | 1.84 (196) |