The Effect of Long Lasting Insecticide Bed Net Use on Malaria Prevalence in the Tombel Health District, South West Region-Cameroon

Table 2

Prevalence of malaria in children < 5 years, persons > 5 years, and pregnant women in the THD from 2010 to 2013.

Category of persons	Inpatients (%) with malaria; Predistribution period (2010/2011)	Inpatients (%) with malaria; Postdistribution period (2010/2011)	Total number of inpatients (%) with malaria (2010/2011)	Out patients (%) with malaria; Predistribution period (2010/2011)	Out patients (%) with malaria; Postdistribution period (2010/2011)	Total number of outpatients (%) with malaria (2010/2011)	Overall prevalence (%) in the different categories of persons (2010–2013)	value
CH < 5	26.5	22.3	48.8	18.5	19.8	38.3	40.7
Persons > 5	16.6	10.1	26.7	12.4	10.0	21.4	22.5
Pregnant women	22.2	19.4	41.6	8.3	1.6	9.9	20.3
Tombel HD	19.4	13.7	33.1	14.8	12.1	25.9	27.4