Utility of passive malaria surveillance in hospitals as a surrogate to community infection transmission dynamics in western Kenya

Table 1 Summary of number of malaria suspected patient who underwent blood slide examination as from June 2015 to August 2016

Study site	Characteristic of malaria blood slide				95% CI
Study site	Age group	Blood slides examined	Total positive	Positivity (%)
Marani	< 5	6425	1457	22.6	21.7–23.7
	5–14	3267	1453	44.5	42.8–46.2
	≥15	7539	1689	22.4	21.5–23.3
Iguhu	< 5	8811	2459	27.9	26.9–28.8
	5–14	3267	1182	36.2	34.5–37.8
	≥15	8907	1603	18.0	17.2–18.8
Kombewa	< 5	3754	1487	39.6	38.1–41.2
	5–14	1493	676	45.3	42.8–47.8
	≥15	5429	1031	18.9	17.9–20.0
Total		48,892	13,037	26.6	26.2–27.1

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