Volume 8, Number 6—June 2002
Perspective
Clinical Epidemiology of Malaria in the Highlands of Western Kenya
Simon I. Hay*†
, Abdisalan M. Noor†, Milka Simba†, Millie Busolo‡, Helen L. Guyatt*†, Sam A. Ochola‡, and Robert W. Snow*†‡
, Abdisalan M. Noor†, Milka Simba†, Millie Busolo‡, Helen L. Guyatt*†, Sam A. Ochola‡, and Robert W. Snow*†‡Table 1
Mean monthly child and adult admissions at the three study hospitals, Kenyaa
| Mean monthly admissions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| Kilgoris (1980-1999) Child | 96 | 154 | 164 | 127 | 151 | 242 | 296 | 158 | 60 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 1,543 |
| Adult | 49 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 68 | 94 | 112 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 702 |
| Kisii (1987–2000) | |||||||||||||
| Child | 401 | 465 | 515 | 483 | 632 | 913 | 1,000 | 539 | 336 | 248 | 233 | 281 | 6,046 |
| Adult | 239 | 300 | 285 | 267 | 285 | 357 | 387 | 271 | 193 | 190 | 173 | 200 | 3,147 |
| Tabaka (1981–2000) | |||||||||||||
| Child | 197 | 201 | 229 | 231 | 231 | 385 | 371 | 230 | 193 | 178 | 158 | 156 | 2,760 |
| Adult | 87 | 85 | 97 | 91 | 93 | 160 | 154 | 101 | 87 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 1,169 |
aChildren are defined as <15 years of age. Adults are >15 years.
