Table 2. Distribution of P. falciparum positive rapid diagnostic test (RDT), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and blood smear (BS) microscopy results as well as microscopy determined parasite density across age groups.

	Age groups			Total
	<5 y n = 1822	5–14 y n = 528*	>14 y n = 1525*
RDT +	36 (2.0%)	32 (6.1%)	53 (3.5%)	121
PCR +	34 (1.9%)	34 (6.4%)	56 (3.7%)	124
BS +	31 (1.7%)	33 (6.3%)	52 (3.4%)	116
Geometric mean parasite density/µL (range)	13815 (50–597,500)	14172 (12–782,400)	3739 (6–184,500)

^*Data on specific age categories (5–14 y and >14 y) were missing from14 patients.