Table 2 Duration between onset of malaria symptoms and diagnosis and diagnosis and reporting in China, 2013–2017
| Â | Number of cases | Former malaria endemic areas | Number of cases | Non malaria endemic areas | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | IQRa | Median | IQRa | ||||
Time from onset to diagnosis | |||||||
Total | 15 965 | 3.54 | (1.63–6.63) | 643 | 4.42 | (2.42–10.46) | 0.03 |
 Township | 1023 | 2.75 | (1.67–4.67) | 1 | 0.42 | (0.42–0.42) |  |
 County | 6568 | 2.71 | (1.42–5.46) | 20 | 1.96 | (0.74–5.21) | |
 Prefecture and above | 7270 | 4.38 | (2.33–7.83) | 438 | 4.42 | (2.46–9.47) | |
 Private hospital | 232 | 3.48 | (1.59–5.53) | 4 | 3.58 | (2.7–6.06) | |
 Provincial | 804 | 4.48 | (2.38–8.66) | 177 | 4.63 | (2.44–13.46) | |
 POEb | 68 | 2.65 | (0.64–5.67) | 3 | 1.58 | – | |
Time from diagnosis to report | |||||||
Total | 15 965 | 0.05 | (0.00–0.5) | 643 | 0.07 | (0.00–0.73) |  |
 Township | 1023 | 0.06 | (−0.46–0.25) | 1 | 0.96 | (0.96–0.96) |  |
 County | 6568 | 0.07 | (0.00–0.58) | 20 | −0.4 | (− 0.58–0.13) | |
 Prefecture and above | 7270 | 0.05 | (−0.46–0.56) | 438 | 0.49 | (0.04–0.92) | |
 Private hospital | 232 | 0.16 | (0.05–0.69) | 4 | 0.37 | (−0.52–0.84) | |
 Provincial | 804 | −0.5 | (−0.67–0.33) | 177 | −0.54 | (− 0.63–-0.38) | |
 POEb | 68 | −0.5 | (−0.63–0.42) | 3 | −0.58 | – | |