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Table 5 Baseline Incidence of Uncomplicated P. falciparum Malaria: West African ICEMR Longitudinal Cohort Study (2013–2014)

From: Development of a data collection and management system in West Africa: challenges and sustainability

 

2013

2014

Cases

by PCD

Cohort

×  103

Incidence

/103/year

Cases

by PCD

Cohort

× 103

Incidence

/103/year

Dangassa

595

1.194

498.3

722

1.076

671.0

Dioro

55

1.288

42.7

51

0.779

65.5

Gambissara

107

1.370

78.1

69

1.320

52.3

Madina Fall

9

1.615

5.6

18

1.520

11.8

Totals

766

5.467

140.1

860

4.695

183.2

  1. Baseline incidence of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
  2. West African International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research longitudinal cohort Study (2013–2014). Columns 2 and 5 indicate the number of persons diagnosed with uncomplicated malaria at each study site during 2013 and 2014 (fever, chills or other symptoms and a positive smear for asexual P. falciparum parasites), the number of people participating in the longitudinal cohort study each year (based on unique Study ID Numbers participating in active or passive case detection [ACD or PCD]) and the incidence of uncomplicated malaria as cases per 1000 persons per year (columns 2 and 5 were divided by columns 3 and 6 to yield the estimated incidence of uncomplicated malaria in columns 4 and 7)
  3. PCD Passive case detection
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