Table 1

General characteristics of studied communities

Community

Province

Altitude (masl¹⁾)

Population size

Annual malaria incidence²⁾

Classi-fication³⁾

Plasmodium Prevalence (%)

No. studied deliveries

Maternal age in years, median, range)

Birth weight

(g, mean, 95% CI)

Obstetric pathology⁴⁾

Rukara

Eastern

1,612

43,943

20.4

Holo

>75

2,107

25 (15 – 50)

3214 (3195 – 3234)

1,5%

Bukora

Eastern

1,355

17,632

16.0

Holo

75

492

26 (17 – 45)

3239 (3198 – 3279)

3%

Busoro

Southern

1,478

24,146

19.2

Hyper

30 – 50

1,076

26 (16 – 48)

3048 (3022 – 3074)

15%

Mashesha

Western

1,239

32,015

25.4

Hyper

30 – 50

1,096

26 (16 – 48)

3181 (3155 – 3208)

10%

Karambi

Western

1,750

21,758

15.0

Meso

11 – 50

819

27 (17 – 48)

3024 (2993 – 3055)

0.6%

Mubuga

Western

1,656

13,232

17.0

Meso

11 – 50

400

26 (14 – 47)

3645 (3601 – 3690)

0.9%

Bungwe

Northern

2,393

26,690

14.5

Hypo

<3

1,033

26 (16 – 49)

3145 (3120 – 3170)

2%

Kivumu

Western

2.013

28,060

8.1

Hypo

<3

2065

23 (16 – 50)

3066 (3047 – 3085)

10%

Mbuga

Southern

2,528

39,153

2.4

Hypo

<3

692

24 (14 – 50)

3006 (2974 – 3037)

1.8%

Rwaza

Northern

1,749

18,808

15.1

Hypo

<3

663

26 (16 – 47)

3007 (2974 – 3040)

1.4%

Kicukiro

Kigali

1,567

33,010

-

Urban

NA

1,436

25 (14 – 45)

3139 (3116 – 3163)

0.2%

Legend: ¹⁾ masl: meters above sea level; ²⁾ Mean annual malaria incidence/1000 capita: Total incidence: incidence of presumed malaria + incidence confirmed malaria; ³⁾The classical malariometric classification in holoendemic, hyperendemic, mesoendemic and hypo(epi-)endemic; "urban" indicates Kigali where there is no local malaria transmission; ⁴⁾the incidence of still birth plus the incidence of premature delivery.

Rulisa et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:194   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-194