Table 5. Malariometric parameters Prevalence by Age Group in active surveillance cohort according to the season.
Age group (years) | Clinical malaria | P. falciparum infection | Gametocyte carriage | Splenomegaly | Hemoglobin mean (SD) |
Low Season | |||||
[0–1] | 6 (5.7%) | 24 (22.9%) | 15 (14.3%) | 4 (3.8%) | 9.58 (2.13) |
[>1–2] | 10 (9.7%) | 53 (51.5%) | 30 (29.1%) | 15 (14.6%) | 9.06 (1.64) |
[>2–3] | 12 (10.6%) | 74 (66.7%) | 40 (36.0%) | 18 (15.9%) | 9.51 (1.31) |
[>3–4] | 15 (13.2%) | 78 (70.3%) | 36 (32.4%) | 32 (28.1%) | 9.88 (1.53) |
[>4–5] | 9 (9.7%) | 71 (77.2%) | 33 (35.9%) | 19 (20.7%) | 10.58 (1.16) |
Total (N = 528) | 52 (9.8%) | 300 (57.5%) | 154 (29.5%) | 88 (16.7%) | 9.71 (1.66) |
High Season | |||||
[0–1] | 15 (16.1%) | 35 (37.6%) | 6 (6.5%) | 4 (4.3%) | 9.59 (1.18) |
[>1–2] | 15 (16.5%) | 49 (53.8%) | 23 (25.3%) | 6 (6.6%) | 10.13 (1.30) |
[>2–3] | 17 (16.3%) | 49 (47.1%) | 12 (11.5%) | 12 (11.7%) | 10.73 (1.09) |
[>3–4] | 8 (7.1%) | 61 (54.5%) | 29 (25.9%) | 14 (12.5%) | 10.93 (1.19) |
[>4–5] | 8 (9.4%) | 45 (52.9%) | 12 (14.1%) | 4 (4.7%) | 11.11 (1.12) |
Total (N = 485) | 63 (13.0%) | 239 (49.3%) | 82 (16.9%) | 40 (8.3%) | 10.53 (1.29) |