Table 2.
Plasmodium species prevalence across years in the overall population
| |
|
Seasons |
p-value* |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
| Parasite Prevalence (%) |
Number of children |
212 |
274 |
177 |
167 |
|
| All Plasmodium |
64.2 |
71.9 |
71.2 |
76.6 |
0.06 |
|
|
P. falciparum |
63.2 |
70.4 |
66.7 |
72. 5 |
0.2 |
|
|
P. malariae |
0.9 |
5.1 |
8.5 |
13.2 |
3.93 e-06 |
|
|
P. ovale |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
|
| Gametocyte Prevalence (%) |
Number of infected children |
136 |
197 |
126 |
128 |
|
| All Plasmodium |
33.8 |
36.0 |
38.1 |
53.1 |
0.005 |
|
|
P. falciparum |
30.9 |
31.5 |
26.2 |
40.6 |
0.09 |
|
|
P. malariae |
2.2 |
3.6 |
11.1 |
14.1 |
9.5 e-05 |
|
| P. ovale | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |
* p-value tests for variation across years.