Table 2 Proportion of maternal anaemia prevalence stratified by malaria endemic zones, 2016–2019: Coast and Lake endemic sub-counties have stable malaria transmission throughout the year. Highland epidemic has seasonal transmission patterns with considerable year-to-year variation whereas Low risk sub-counties have low temperatures unsuitable for the malaria parasite sporogonic cycle. Seasonal transmission zone has short periods of intense malaria transmission during the rainfall seasons
From: Mapping of anaemia prevalence among pregnant women in Kenya (2016–2019)
Endemicity | Public Health Significance (95% UI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal (< 5.0%) | Mild (5.0–19.9%) | Moderate (20.0–39.9%) | Severe (> 40.0%) | |
Coast | 1.1% (0.0–2.2) | 9.0% (6.1–11.9) | 17.1% (13.3–21.0) | 72.8% (68.3–77.4) |
Highland | 20.1% (17.9–23.1) | 58.1% (54.9–61.3) | 20.2% (17.6–22.8) | 1.2% (0.1–1.9) |
Lake | 8.8% (10.1–14.1) | 55.8% (52.7–58.8) | 22.5% (19.9–25.1) | 9.7% (7.8–11.5) |
Low risk | 12.6% (10.8–14.4) | 58.2% (55.4–60.9) | 23.1% (20.8–25.4) | 6.2% (4.8–7.5) |
Seasonal | 13.5% (11.5–15.5) | 48.8% (45.9–51.8) | 27.3% (24.6–29.9) | 10.4% (8.6–12.2) |