Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical profile of malaria cases during April-2018 to March-2019, N=171

Age in years

 Under five

14

(8.2)

 5 to 14

39

(22.8)

 15 to 24

38

(22.2)

 25 to 34

33

(19.3)

 35 to 44

18

(10.5)

 ≥ 45

29

(17.0)

Gender

 Male

122

(71.3)

 Female

49

(28.7)

Area

 Urban

15

(8.8)

 Rural

156

(91.2)

Township

 Toungup

163

(95.3)

 Ramree

7

(4.1)

 Munaung

1

(0.6)

Type of care provider

 Basic Health Staff

61

(35.7)

 Volunteers

63

(36.8)

 Doctors

33

(19.3)

 Response team

14

(8.2)

Place of diagnosis

 Health centres

61

(35.7)

 Hospitals

22

(12.9)

 Clinics

11

(6.4)

 Community

77

(45.0)

Diagnostic test used

 RDT

159

(93.0)

 Blood Smear Microscopy

8

(4.7)

 Both

4

(2.3)

Type of Malaria Species

 Plasmodium falciparum

134

(78.4)

 Plasmodium vivax

35

(20.4)

 Mixed

2

(1.2)