Table 3.

Malaria parasite prevalence among children aged six to 59 months by background characteristics, The Gambia MIS 2010/11

Background characteristics	N	n	% (95% CI)
Age (months)
6-11	144	19	13.1 (7.5, 21.9)
12-23	273	24	8.7 (5.7, 13.2)
24-35	284	27	9.5 (6.0, 14.5)
36-47	301	36	11.9 (7.8, 17.7)
48-59	246	19	7.7 (4.9, 11.9)
Total	1,248	125	10.0 (7.8, 12.7)
Sex
Male	681	69	10.1 (7.6, 13.3)
Female	567	56	9.8 (7.0, 13.6)
Total	1,248	125	10.0 (7.8, 12.7)
Health regions
Western Region	56	5	8.9 (3.7, 19.8)
North Bank West Region	104	8	7.6 (2.2, 22.9)
Central River Region	714	92	12.8 (9.8, 16.7)
Upper River Region	359	19	5.2 (2.4, 10.9)
Total	1,233*	124	10.0 (7.8, 12.8)
Wealth Index
Poorest	500	78	15.6 (12.3, 19.4)
Second	224	16	7.1 (4.0, 12.3)
Middle	260	22	8.4 (4.9, 14.1)
Fourth	146	6	4.1 (2.0, 8.2)
Richest	103	2	1.9 (0.7, 5.3)
Total	1,248	125	10.0 (7.8, 12.7)

*Total excludes missing cases.