|
Demographic Characteristics
|
Number of cases reported
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Former malaria endemic areas
|
Non malaria endemic areas
|
|---|
|
Number
|
Proportion (%)
|
Number
|
Proportion (%)
|
|---|
|
Total Cases
|
16 090
| |
643
| | |
|
Age
| | | | |
0.8
|
|
< 5 years
|
62
|
< 1
|
0
|
0
| |
|
5–18 years
|
240
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
|
19–59 years
|
15 569
|
97
|
623
|
97
|
|
≥ 60 years
|
219
|
1
|
12
|
2
|
|
Gender
| | | | |
0.2
|
|
Male
|
15 172
|
94
|
598
|
93
| |
|
Female
|
918
|
6
|
45
|
7
| |
|
Occupation
| | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Outdoor workersa
|
12 370
|
80
|
180
|
29
| |
|
Indoor workersb
|
1613
|
10
|
246
|
39
|
|
Unclearc
|
1532
|
10
|
197
|
32
|
|
Missingd
|
575
|
–
|
20
|
–
| |
|
Destination of overseas travel
| | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Africa
|
12 436
|
80
|
475
|
94
| |
|
Southeast Asia/South Asia
|
3011
|
19
|
16
|
3
|
|
South America
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Oceania
|
137
|
1
|
15
|
3
|
|
Other: West/East Asia
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Missingd
|
478
|
–
|
137
|
–
|
|
Plasmodium species
| | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
P. vivax
|
3928
|
24
|
64
|
10
| |
|
P. falciparum
|
10 278
|
64
|
481
|
75
|
|
P. malariae
|
300
|
2
|
11
|
2
|
|
P. ovale
|
1297
|
8
|
16
|
2
|
|
P. falciparum + P. ovale
|
105
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
P. falciparum + P. vivax
|
146
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
Undiagnosed/missing
|
36
|
0
|
67
|
10
|
|
Fatal outcome
|
|
Death reported
|
76
|
0
|
14
|
2
|
–
|
- -: Not applicable
- aOutdoor workers: persons whose activity is mostly conducted outside. This includes Architectural engineers, Construction workers, Farmers, Fishermen, Overseas migrant worker (Expatriate Chinese nationals), Open mine workers, Sailors/Truck drivers, Field engineers, Herdsmen, Militaries/Soldiers, etc.
- bIndoor workers: work mostly indoor, including: Businessmen, Caterers, Interpreters, Medical staff, Office workers, Teachers, Actors, Flight attendants, Baby-sitters, Middlemen, Cooks, Diplomats, Financial staff, Journalists, Underground mine workers, Prisoners (although not a “worker” per se, a prisoner is officially classified as an indoor worker since his/her time is spent indoor), Researchers, Waiters, etc.
- cUnclear: the risk exposure cannot clearly be estimated. Children, Retirees, self-employees, Students, Unemployed people, Sportsmen and Sportswomen, Tourists, etc.
- dmissing data were not included into statistical analysis
