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. 2024 Jun 26;23:197. doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05019-5

Table 3.

Prevalence of malaria among individuals of different sex and age groups in the five villages of Kyerwa district

Variable Kitoma Kitwechenkura Nyakabwera Rubuga Ruko Total
Total enrolled (n) 709 769 1,243 974 759 4454
Positive by RDTs, n (%) 440 (62.1) 241 (31.3) 180 (14.5) 598 (61.4) 520 (68.5) 1979 (44.4)
Prevalence by Sex, n (%)
 Male 217/316 (68.7) 99/310 (31.9) 95/494 (19.2) 265/390 (68.0) 214/302 (70.9) 890/1812 (49.2)
 Female 223/393 (56.7) 142/459 (30.9) 85/749 (11.4) 333/584 (57.0) 306/457 (67.0) 1089/2642 (41.2)
p-value 0.002 0.770  < 0.001 0.001 0.214
Prevalence by age groups, n (%)a
 < 5 years 121/154 (78.6) 40/131 (30.5) 30/205 (14.6) 130/180 (72.2) 131/165 (79.4) 452/835 (54.1)
 5–< 10 years 99/112 (88.4) 47/105 (44.8) 36/214 (16.8) 162/193 (83.9) 128/148 (86.5) 472/772 (61.1)
 10–< 15 years 83/93 (89.3) 48/125 (38.4) 39/198 (19.7) 120/158 (76.0) 112/126 (88.9) 402/700 (57.4)
 ≥  15 years 137/350 (39.1) 106/408 (26.0) 75/626 (12.0) 186/443(42.0) 149/320(46.6) 653/2147(30.4)
p-value  < 0.001 0.001 0.037  < 0.001  < 0.001

aThe prevalence was significantly higher in school children (aged 5–≤10 and 10–≤15 years) than in under-fives and adults in the other four villages (p < 0.001 in Kitoma, p = 0.001 in Kitwechenkura, p < 0.001 in Rubuga and p < 0.001 in Ruko compared to Nyakabwera). RDTs = rapid diagnostic tests, n = number of participants and % = percentage