Table 1

Study design and methodology of RUMA.
Key measures
 Epidemiological measures
 Spatial relationships
 Individual variations
 Institutional factors
Methodology
 Age-specific morbidity and mortality rates
 Fraction of malaria-attributable fevers
 Overall endemicity
 Gradient of malaria risk
 Environmental risks
 Travelling history
 Socio-economic factors
 Bednet usage
 Treatment strategy
 Public/private partnership
 Coverage of treatment providers
 Degree of drug resistance
1. Literature review
 x
x
 x
 x
x
 x
 x

x
2. Collection of health statistics
 x
x



x
 x

x
3. Risk mapping


x
 x




x
4. School parasitaemia survey

x
 x
 x
 x
 x
 x
 x


5. Health facility-based fever survey
 x
 x
x
 x
 x
 x
 x
 x


6. Brief description of the health care system








x
 x
 x

Wang et al. Malaria Journal 2005 4:40   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-40