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. 2013 Jan 8;8(1):e50036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050036

Table 3. Age-specific incidence of clinical malaria episodes parasitemia threshold for malaria case definition: >0 parasites/µl during high and low seasons.

Age group (years) Number of children Number of visits Number of episodes Total p-yrs* at risk Incidence rate (95% CI) (per p-yr at risk) Cumulative incidence
PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE
[>0–1] 245 1738 340 192.4 1.8 (1.6, 2.0) 83.6
[>1–2] 201 1287 291 176.9 1.6 (1.5, 1.8) 69.1
[>2–3] 225 1121 267 200.8 1.3 (1.2, 1.5) 67.9
[>3–4] 219 863 169 205.2 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) 41.6
[>4–5] 199 733 141 185.1 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) 55.9
Total 1089 5742 1208 960.4 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) 67.4
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE
[0–1] 131 11117 243 95.5 2.5 (2.2, 2.9) 93.0
[>1–2] 103 10244 230 85.1 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) 89.6
[>2–3] 113 11733 260 92.7 2.8 (2.5, 3.2) 94.0
[>3–4] 115 12388 215 97.5 2.2 (1.9, 2.5) 80.7
[>4–5] 93 9797 123 83.3 1.5 (1.2, 1.8) 71.4
Total 555 55279 1071 454.1 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) 86.2