Abbreviated Name:
Incidence of confirmed malaria cases (per 1000 population)
Indicator Name:
Incidence of confirmed malaria cases (per 1000 population)
Domain:
Health status / Morbidity
Related Terms:
Morbidity, areas at risk of malaria: areas with local transmission of malaria parasites
Definition:
The number of parasitologically confirmed cases of malaria per 1000 population at risk
Measurment Method:
Confirmed by microscopy or rapid diagnostics test. Microscopy: The number of cases confirmed by microscopy, including both inpatients and outpatients of all ages. Also includes cases detected by both active and passive case detection, but excludes cases detected in the community
Numerator:
Number of confirmed malaria cases (by microscopy or RDT). The number should include cases detected passively (attending health facilities or seen by community health workers) or actively (sought in the community). It is often useful to provide a breakdown
Denominator
Population at risk (number of people living in areas where malaria transmission occurs).
Estimation method:
Most low-incidence countries combine malaria confirmed cases from in- and out-patient settings. In countries in the malaria elimination phase and in some low-transmission countries in the control phase, any person with a positive result from a parasite based test (microscopy or RDT) would be considered a malaria (confirmed) case. In countries with probable (clinical) malaria cases, incidence of confirmed malaria cases can be adjusted using the following formula: (Reported probable cases x Slide/test positivity rate + reported confirmed cases) x1000 / population at risk
Disaggregation:
Age, case classification, intervention risk factor, gender, type of case detection, geographical area
Primary data sources:
Routine health information systems: Health facility reports (integrated or disease specific surveillance systems)
Alternate data sources:
NA
Measurment frequency:
Annually/quarterly