Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of Plasmodium species infected children*
| Age, years, median (IQR) | Sex, % male (n/N) | Fever, % (n/N) | Gametocytes carriers, % (n/N) | Gametocytes density, median (IQR) | Asexual forms density, median (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PF |
8.0 |
54.6 |
21.2 |
34.5 |
40.0 |
1007.5 |
| |
(6.5-9.4) |
(286/524) |
(111/524) |
(181/524) |
(19–78) |
(327–3826) |
|
PM |
7.6 |
50.0 |
5.6 |
88.9 |
124.0 |
874.0 |
| |
(7.2-8.2) |
(9/18) |
(1/18) |
(16/18) |
(63–390) |
(603–1148) |
|
PO |
10.0 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
66.7 |
124.5 |
277.0 |
| |
(9.6-12.2) |
(0/3) |
(1/3) |
(2/3) |
(122–127) |
(219–756) |
|
PF + PM |
7.2 |
52.8 |
13.9 |
80.6 |
90.0 |
1337.5 |
| |
(6.3-8.2) |
(19/36) |
(5/36) |
(29/36) |
(38–170) |
(718–2031) |
|
PF + PO |
8.0 |
50.0 |
16.7 |
83.3 |
20.0 |
6257.5 |
| |
(7.4-8.8) |
(3/6) |
(1/6) |
(5/6) |
(19–95) |
(2692–7476) |
| p-value | 0.04 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7e-12 | 0.0001 | 0.09 |
*PF = P. falciparum mono-infection; PM = P. malariae mono-infection; PF + PM = P. falciparum and P. malariae co-infection; PO = P. ovale mono-infection; PF + PO = P. falciparum and P. ovale co-infection; IQR = interquartile range.