Table 1.
Distribution of malaria cases by sex, age and study sites, southwest Ethiopia, September 2003-August 2011
| Sex | Age group in years |
Gilgel-Gibe |
Control |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Row % | N (%) | Row % | N (%) | ||
| Male |
<5 |
2,954 (10.4) |
28.5 |
7,220 (12.7) |
71.5 |
10,174 (12.0) |
| 5-9 |
3,540 (12.5) |
38.8 |
6,353 (11.2) |
61.2 |
9,893 (11.6) |
|
| 10-14 |
4,015 (14.2) |
36.3 |
8,712 (15.3) |
63.7 |
12,727 (15.0) |
|
| 15+ |
17,829 (62.9) |
33.3 |
34,480 (60.7) |
66.7 |
52,309 (61.5) |
|
|
Subtotal |
28,338 (100.0) |
33.3 |
56,765 (100.0) |
66.7 |
85,103 (100.0) |
|
| Female |
<5 |
2,659 (10.5) |
28.9 |
6,801 (12.7) |
71.1 |
9,460 (12.0) |
| 5-9 |
3,320 (13.1) |
35.2 |
6,871 (12.8) |
64.8 |
10,191 (12.9) |
|
| 10-14 |
3,733 (14.8) |
32.6 |
9,273 (17.3) |
67.4 |
13,006 (16.5) |
|
| 15+ |
15,574 (61.6) |
32.3 |
30,584 (57.1) |
67.7 |
46,158 (58.6) |
|
|
Subtotal |
25,286 (100.0) |
32.1 |
53,529 (100.0) |
67.9 |
78,815 (100.0) |
|
| Total | <5 |
5,613 (10.5) |
28.7 |
14,021 (12.7) |
71.3 |
19,634 (12.0) |
| 5-9 |
6,860 (12.8) |
37.0 |
13,224 (12.0) |
63.0 |
20,084 (12.3) |
|
| 10-14 |
7,748 (14.4) |
34.4 |
17,985 (16.3) |
65.6 |
25,733 (15.7) |
|
| 15+ |
33,403 (62.3) |
32.8 |
65,064 (59.0) |
67.2 |
98,467 (60.1) |
|
| Total | 53,624 (100.0) | 32.7 | 110,294 (100.0) | 67.3 | 163,918 (100.0) | |