Table 1.
Demographic data and parasitological indexes of the study population
| Parameters | Values |
|---|---|
| Mean age (year) | 4.4 ± 2.5 |
| Age range | 1-9 |
| Sex ratio (M/F) | 1.1 (168/146) |
| Mean axillary temperature (°C) | 36.5 ± 0.3 |
| Axillary temperature range (°C) | 36-37.4 |
| Mean hematocrit (g/dl) | 10.0 |
| Hb ≥ 12.0 g/dl n(%) | 73 (23.3%) |
| Hb 7.0 g/dl -11.9 g/dl n(%) | 226 (72.2%) |
| Hb < 7.0 g/dl n(%) | 4 (1.3%) |
| Hb not determined | 10 (3.2%) |
| HbAA, n(%) | 255 (81.5%) |
| HbAS, n(%) | 58 (18.5%) |
| HbSS, n(%) | 0 |
| P. falciparum prevalence, n(%) | |
| Microscopy | 27 (8.6%) |
| PCR | 51 (16.0%) |
| Geometric mean parasite density (p/μl) | 3,421 |
| Parasite density range (p/μl) | 62-16,090 |
| Mean MOI | 1.3 |
| MOI-range | 1-3 |
| pfcrt K76T prevalence n(%)* | |
| Wild type | 4 (8%) |
| Mutant type | 47 (92%) |
| Number of individuals | 313 |
* Prevalence determined among PCR positive samples