Incidence of malaria (episode per person)

Definition:

• The incidence of malaria refers to the number of new cases of malaria infection that occur in a population over a specific period of time, typically expressed as episodes per person per year. It's a metric used by public health officials to track the burden of malaria in a particular area and assess the effectiveness of control measures.
• Incidence: In epidemiology, incidence refers to the number of new individuals who acquire a specific disease or condition during a defined period in a specific population.
• Malaria: Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other primates. Plasmodium parasites transmitted by infected Anopheles mosquitoes cause malaria.
• Episodes: An episode refers to a single instance of a person contracting malaria.
• Person: This refers to the individual members of the population being studied.
• Rate: The number of episodes is then divided by the population at risk and the time period to arrive at the incidence rate, typically expressed as episodes per person per year.
• For example, if 100 new cases of malaria were reported in a population of 10,000 people over a one-year period, the incidence of malaria would be 100 cases / (10,000 people * 1 year) = 0.001 episodes per person per year.

Unit of Measure:

• Ratio

Year:

• 2013

Source:

• MOH - NIHRD - RISKESDAS

SDG Indicator:

• 3.3.3 Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

CPAP Outcome:

• Child Survival and Development

CPAP Output:

• 1.5 EPI/Malaria/HIV