Table 1.
Characteristics asymptomatic children in the community versus symptomatic children in the Health Centre in Kinshasa, RDC, 2012-3
| Variables | All (N = 872) | Health Centre (N = 280) | Community (N = 592) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | %(95%CI) | n | %(95%CI) | n | %(95%CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| M | 469 | 53.8 (50.5-57.1) | 147 | 52.5 (46.5-58.5) | 322 | 54.4 (50.3-58.4) |
| F | 403 | 46.2 (42.9-49.6) | 133 | 47.5 (41.5-53.5) | 270 | 45.6 (41.6-49.7) |
| History of fever | 291 | 32.6 (30.3-36.6) | 280 | 100 (100–100) | 11 | 1.9 (1.0-3.4) |
| Positive blood smear | 300 | 34.4 (31.3-37.7) | 156 | 55.7 (49.7-61.6) | 144 | 24.3 (21.0-28.0) |
| Parasite density ≥2,000 troph/μl | 190 | 21.8 (19.1-24.7) | 114 | 40.7 (34.9-46.7) | 76 | 12.8 (10.3-15.9) |
| RDT + | 424 | 48.6 (45.2-52.0) | 194 | 69.3 (63.5-74.6) | 203 | 38.9 (34.9-42.9) |
| P. falciparum | 142 | 16.3 (13.9-18.9) | 40 | 14.3 (10.4-18.9) | 102 | 17.2 (14.3-20.6) |
| Mixed infection | 282 | 32.3 (29.3-35.6) | 154 | 55.0 (49.0-60.9) | 128 | 21.6 (18.4-25.2) |