Table 4 Estimated number of infected children and population adjusted prevalence in 2009 and 2014
Region | No. of infected children in 2009 | No. of infected children in 2014 | Percentage reduction in no. of infected children | Population adjusted prevalence in 2009 | Population adjusted prevalence in 2014 | Population adjusted prevalence difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | % (95% BCI) | % (95% BCI) | (%) | |||
North-East | 212,159 | 119,871 | 43.5 | 37.6 (37.4–37.8) | 23.3 (23.1–23.4) | 14.3 |
West Nile | 276,237 | 106,377 | 61.5 | 56.8 (56.4–57.2) | 25.8 (25.5–26.0) | 31.0 |
Mid-North | 332,162 | 98,846 | 70.2 | 52.4 (52.2–52.5) | 20.0 (19.8–20.2) | 32.4 |
Mid-Western | 269,487 | 77,027 | 71.4 | 39.6 (39.3–39.9) | 12.9 (12.7–13.1) | 26.7 |
Mid-Eastern | 274,376 | 79,734 | 70.9 | 46.3 (45.6–47.1) | 16.8 (16.4–17.2) | 29.5 |
East-Central | 375,575 | 138,191 | 63.2 | 64.7 (64.3–65.1) | 25.3 (24.8–25.8) | 39.4 |
Central 2 | 338,097 | 87,562 | 74.1 | 50.1 (49.8–50.3) | 14.4 (14.2–14.6) | 35.7 |
Central 1 | 232,426 | 58,314 | 74.9 | 38.2 (37.8–38.6) | 10.6 (10.4–10.8) | 27.6 |
South-Western | 148,799 | 56,819 | 61.7 | 22.2 (22.0–22.5) | 8.8 (8.6–9.1) | 13.4 |
Kampala | 21,060 | 2895 | 86.3 | 5.9 (5.2–6.5) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 5.0 |
Overall | 2,480,373 | 825,636 | 66.7 | 44.0 (43.9–44.2) | 17.7 (17.6–17.7) | 26.3 |