TABLE 2.

Prevalence of malaria infection varies by season of birth

mo of birth	No. (%) of children	No. of clinic visits in first 20 wk of life	No. of infections in first 20 wk of life	Prevalencea	95% CIb
January–February	16 (12)	91	13	143	82–246
March–April	15 (10)	90	11	122	68–221
May–June	40 (28)	238	19	80	51–125
July–August	22 (15)	124	6	48	22–108
September–October	26 (18)	146	11	75	42–136
November–December	24 (17)	150	15	100	60–166

^aPrevalence is the infection rate per 1,000 clinic visits. 

^bCI, confidence interval.