Table 2 Measures of malaria morbidity in different age groups among children hospitalized with malaria at five public hospitals in Uganda
From: The age-specific incidence of hospitalized paediatric malaria in Uganda
| Â | Apac District Hospital | Tororo District Hospital | Mubende Regional Referral Hospital | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital | Kabale Regional Referral Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (1 month - 14 years) | |||||
Person Years Observation at Risk | 37,680 | 40,852 | 48,701 | 82,671 | 22,504 |
Median age in months (IQR) | 36 (18, 69) | 28 (17, 48) | 30 (16, 54) | 27 (18, 54) | 40 (20,72) |
Number of cases | 764 | 317 | 253 | 368 | 6 |
Incidence Rate (95% CI) | 20.3 (18.9, 21.8) | 7.8 (6.9, 8.7) | 5.2 (4.6, 5.9) | 4.5 (4.0, 4.9) | 0.3 (0.1, 0.6) |
< 1 year | |||||
Person Years Observation at Risk | 1983 | 2670 | 3251 | 5469 | 1365 |
Number of cases | 92 | 37 | 30 | 54 | 0 |
Incidence Rate (95% CI) | 46.4 (37.4, 56.9) | 13.9 (9.8, 19.1) | 9.2 (6.2, 13.2) | 9.9 (7.4, 12.9) | 0 (0, 2.7) |
1–4 years | |||||
Person Years Observation at Risk | 10,284 | 12,142 | 14,922 | 23,781 | 6537 |
Number of cases | 436 | 213 | 164 | 228 | 3 |
Incidence Rate (95% CI) | 42.4 (38.5, 46.6) | 17.5 (15.3, 20.1) | 11.0 (9.4, 12.8) | 9.6 (8.4, 10.9) | 0.5 (0.1, 1.3) |
5–9 years | |||||
Person Years Observation at Risk | 13,124 | 13,685 | 16,650 | 28,285 | 7807 |
Number of cases | 171 | 58 | 50 | 70 | 3 |
Incidence Rate (95% CI) | 13.0 (11.1, 15.1) | 4.2 (3.2, 5.5) | 3.0 (2.2, 4.0) | 2.5 (1.9, 3.1) | 0.4 (0.1, 1.1) |
10–14 years | |||||
Person Years Observation at Risk | 12,289 | 12,355 | 13,878 | 25,136 | 6793 |
Number of cases | 65 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
Incidence Rate (95% CI) | 5.3 (4.1, 6.7) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.4) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.2) | 0.6 (0.4, 1.0) | 0 (0, 0.5) |