Table 1:

Socio-demographic and parasitological characteristics of study participants

Sites	BF	CM	DB	MK	TM	Total	p-value
Patients, No	21	23	33	13	4	94
Sex ratio (M/F)	1.62	10.5	1.06	0.86	1	1.68	0.02*
Age (median, years)	19.61	20.09	25.31	18.3	25.25	21.75	ns
[min-max]	[2 – 40]	[2 – 50]	[4 – 67]	[10 – 35]	[3 – 8]	[2 – 67]
≤10 years (%)	4.76	12.04	12.12	7.69	0	9.57
>10 years (%)	95.24	86.96	87.88	92.31	100	90.43
COI (mean)	2.71	4.83	2.76	4	5.75	3.65	0.01**
[min-max]	[1 – 5]	[1 – 11]	[1 – 7]	[2 – 9]	[3 – 8]	[1 – 11]
≤10 years (mean)	2	8.5	3	3	0
>10 years (mean)	3.45	4.37	2.72	4.09	5.75

^*Statistical differences were calculated using the Chi-square test

^**Statistical differences were calculated using the Kruskal Wallis test

BF - Bandafassi, CM - Camp Militaire, DB - Dalaba, MK - Mako, TM - Tomboronkoto