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Research Article
Investigating the Effect of Prompt Treatment on Malaria Prevalence in Children Aged below Five Years in Zambia: A Nested Case-Control Study in a Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 1
Number of malaria cases and controls per epidemiological zone.
2015 malaria epidemiological zone
Province
Cases (%)
Controls (%)
Total (%)
Low (prev. < 5%)
Lusaka
3 (1.5)
9 (1.8)
12 (1.7)
Southern
4 (1.9)
14 (2.7)
18 (2.5)
Moderate (prev. 5–15%)
Central
6 (2.9)
15 (2.9)
21 (2.9)
Copper belt
22 (10.6)
57 (11.2)
79 (11.0)
Eastern
25 (12.1)
58 (11.4)
83 (11.6)
Western
25 (12.1)
60 (11.7)
85 (11.8)
High (prev. > 15%)
Luapula
70 (33.8)
172 (33.7)
242 (33.7)
Muchinga
20 (9.7)
50 (9.8)
70 (9.8)
Northern
19 (9.2)
49 (9.6)
68 (9.5)
Northwestern
13 (6.3)
27 (5.3)
40 (5.8)
Total
Missing
2 (1.0)
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2 (<0.01)
209 (100)
511 (100)
720 (100)