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Table 1 Malaria positivity by RDTs at various health facilities in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire during the study period October 2011 to February 2012

From: Malaria burden and case management in the Republic of Congo: limited use and application of rapid diagnostic tests results

Study size and laboratory tests results

Talangaï hospital (%)

CSI Fleuve Congo (%)

CSI Intendance (%)

CSI Ndaka Soussou (%)

TOTAL (%)

Children< 15 yrs

2037

263

578

412

3290

Malaria cases

159 (8)

76 (29)

108 (19)

61 (15)

404 (12)

m+/RDT+

80

27

28

59

194

m+/RDT-

79

49

80

2

210

Mean age years (SD)

5,78±8,68

6,02±13,62

5,34±3,32

6,20±3,89

-

Range

(1–15)

(1–15)

(1–15)

(1–15)

 

Pregnant women

259

143

335

13

750

Malaria cases

22 (8)

27 (19)

79 (24)

3 (23)

131 (17)

m+/RDT+

17

6

15

3

41

m+/RDT-

5

21

64

0

90

Mean age years (SD)

24,36±7,69

26,83±14,16

24,06±4,78

26,39±2,76

-

Range

(16–42)

(16–39)

(19–40)

(21–36)

 
  1. m+ microscopy positive; m- microscopy negative; RDT rapid diagnostic test.
  2. M+/RDT+ both techniques used; m+/RDT- only microscopy used.
  3. *significant difference (p=0.04) between malaria prevalence in children and pregnant women.