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

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)