Table 3. Correlations between different measures of malaria endemicity by altitudinal strata. AP = anemia prevalence and PR 2–10 = parasite rate in children 2 to 10 years.
Altitude | <500 m | 500–999 m | 1000–1499 m | > = 1500 m | ||||||||
n = 154 | n = 147 | n = 151 | n = 152 | |||||||||
HbPop | AR | SR 2–10 | HbPop | AR | SR 2–10 | HbPop | AR | SR 2–10 | HbPop | AR | SR 2–10 | |
PR 2–10 | −0.42** | 0.48** | 0.83* | −0.53** | 0.43*** | 0.55** | −0.62* | 0.68* | 0.32* | −0.14*** | 0.2*** | 0.32** |
HbPop | −0.93* | −0.29*** | −0.96* | −0.52** | −0.96* | −0.6* | −0.9* | −0.19*** | ||||
AR | 0.52** | 0.62* | 0.65* | 0.18*** |
*p<0.01,
**p<0.05,
***p>0.05.