Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study participants whose samples are included in the analysis
| Characteristic | Isolates collected 2011–2012 | Isolates collected 2015–2016 | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinja (n = 38) | Kanungu (n = 27) | Tororo (n = 24) | Jinja (n = 26) | Kanungu (n = 34) | Tororo (n = 31) | ||
| Age in years | |||||||
| < 5 years | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 80 |
| 5–11 years | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 84 |
| ≥ 18 years | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Gender (%) | |||||||
| Male | 52.6 | 55.6 | 58.3 | 50 | 47.1 | 41.9 | 50.9 |
| Mean Axillary temperature, 0c (SD) | 38.6(0.9) | 38.4(1.8) | 38.5(0.8) | 36.8(0.5) | 38.3(1.2) | 37.3(0.9) | 37(1.2) |
| Mean Hb g/dL(SD) | 11.3(1.9) | 10.9(2) | 11.1(1.5) | 11.7(1.7) | 10.7(2.4) | 11.3(2.3) | 11.1(2.1) |
| Mean parasite density/µL (SD) | 17,034 (2,736.1) | 36,118 (4,157.9) | 68,240 (8,491) | 14,882.4 (1,181) | 20,694 (2,197.1) | 23,586.2 (1,927) | 30,092 (2,750) |