Table 3

Age-specific minimum community-based incidence of clinical malaria, events per child years at risk

June 2003–May 2004

June 2004–May 2005

Age group

Episodes

CYAR

Rate per 1000 CYAR

95% CI

Episodes

CYAR

Rate per 1000 CYAR

95% CI

<1 month

8

155

51.7

25.9–103.4

7

153

45.8

21.9–96.2

1–<6 months

252

788

319.9

282.7–361.9

112

767

146.0

121.3–175.7

6–<12 months

700

852

821.5

762.8–884.6

334

871

383.6

344.6–427.1

1–<2 years

1490

1539

968.3

920.4–1018.8

842

1679

501.6

468.8–536.6

2–<3 years

1223

1410

867.6

820.3–917.6

899

1549

580.6

543.8–619.8

3–<4 years

1030

1435

717.6

675.1–762.8

664

1448

458.5

425.0–494.8

4–<5 years

868

1439

603.1

564.3–644.6

533

1484

359.2

330.0–391.1

5–<10 years

2279

6648

342.8

329.0–357.2

1701

6973

244.0

232.6–255.8

10–<15 years

1043

5265

198.1

186.4–210.5

779

5606

139.0

129.5–149.1

CYAR: child years at risk

95% CI: 95% confidence interval

Guinovart et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:36   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-36