Table 3 The incidence of diseases listed according to the highest number of facilities with diagnostic capacity
From: The capacity of diagnostic laboratories in Kenya for detecting infectious diseases
|
Adjusted incidence ratea
(95% C.I.) |
Total facilities; number of facilities (N = 86 facilities) |
Adjusted incidence ratea
(95% C.I.) |
Public health facilities; number of facilities (N = 36 facilities) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | Unknown | 56 (65%) | Malaria (clinical) |
<5 years 21,073.6 (21,043.5–21,103.7) ≥5 years 6865.8 (6858.3–6873.3) | 29 (81%) |
| Salmonella spp. | Unknown | 46 (53%) | New AIDS cases |
<5 years 23.7 (22.6–24.8) ≥5 years 59.9 (59.2–60.7) | 28 (78%) |
| Malaria (clinical) |
<5 years 21,073.6 (21,043.5–21,103.7) ≥5 years 6865.8 (6858.3–6873.3) | 46 (53%) | Giardia lamblia | Unknown | 26 (72%) |
| Salmonella Typhi |
<5 years 456.9 (451.9–461.9) ≥5 years 1496.5 (1492.9–1500.1) | 45 (52%) | Escherichia coli | Unknown | 25 (69%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Unknown | 43 (50%) | Salmonella Typhi |
<5 years 456.9 (451.9–461.9) ≥5 years 1496.5 (1492.9–1500.1) | 25 (69%) |
| Giardia lamblia | Unknown | 40 (47%) | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
<5 years 32.6 (31.3–33.9) ≥5 years 67.4 (66.7–68.2) | 24 (67%) |
| New AIDS cases |
<5 years 23.7 (22.6–24.8) ≥5 years 59.9 (59.2–60.7) | 39 (45%) | Hepatitis |
<5 years 28.5 (27.2–29.7) ≥5 years 26.2 (25.8–26.7) | 24 (67%) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Unknown | 38 (44%) | Helicobacter pylori | Unknown | 20 (56%) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
<5 years 32.6 (31.3–33.9) ≥5 years 67.4 (66.7–68.2) | 34 (40%) | Staphylococcus aureus | Unknown | 20 (56%) |
| Shigella dysenteriae |
Partial <5 years 28.5 (27.2–29.7) Partial ≥5 years 26.2 (25.8–26.7) | 33 (38%) | Salmonella species | Unknown | 19 (53%) |
| Brucella species |
<5 years 37.0 (35.6–38.4) ≥5 years 192.2 (190.9–193.5) | 32 (37%) | Shigella dysenteriae |
Partial <5 years 28.5 (27.2–29.7) Partial ≥5 years 26.2 (25.8–26.7) | 18 (50%) |
| Hepatitis |
<5 years 28.5 (27.2–29.7) ≥5 years 26.2 (25.8–26.7) | 29 (34%) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Unknown | 17 (47%) |
| Vibrio cholerae |
<5 years –––––––––––– ≥5 years 0.3 (0.29–0.4) | 27 (31%) | Brucella species |
<5 years 37.0 (35.6–38.4) ≥5 years 192.2 (190.9–193.5) | 16 (44%) |
| Helicobacter pylori | Unknown | 26 (30%) | Vibrio cholerae |
<5 years ––––––––– ≥5 years 0.3 (0.29–0.4) | 15 (42%) |
| Salmonella Typhimurium | Unknown | 25 (29%) | Neisseria meningitidis |
<5 years 7.3 (6.7–8.0) ≥5 years 2.9 (2.7–3.0) | 13 (36%) |
| Neisseria meningitidis |
<5 years 7.3 (6.7–8.0) ≥5 years 2.9 (2.7–3.0) | 22 (26%) | Salmonella Typhimurium | Unknown | 12 (33%) |