Table 5.

Results of diagnostic measures for malaria in the pooled case and control study populations

	Case	Control	P-value (Fishers Exact)
RDT +ve (%)	2/87 (2.3)	1/141 (0.7)	0.56
≤ 5 years old	0/20 (0)	1/33 (3.0)	0.434
> 5 years old	2/67 (3.0)	0/108 (0)	0.07
PCR +ve (%)	7/87 (8.0)	1/141 (0.71)	0.006
≤ 5 years old	3/20 (15.0)	1/33 (3.0)	0.145
> 5 years old	4/67 (6.0)	0/108 (0)	0.02
RT-PCR +ve (%)	2/87 (2.3)	0/141 (0)	0.145
≤ 5 years old	1/20 (5.0)	0/33 (0)	0.195
> 5 years old	1/67 (1.5)	0/108 (0)	0.202