Table 4.

Malaria parasite prevalence among children aged five to 14 years by background characteristics, The Gambia MIS 2010/11

Background characteristics	N	n	% (95% CI)
Age (years)
5-9	1,094	115	10.5 (7.5, 14.5)
10-14	893	104	11.6 (8.7,15.3)
Total	1,987	219	11.0 (8.4, 14.3)
Sex
Male	1,003	117	11.6 (8.6, 15.5)
Female	984	102	10.3 (7.6, 13.8)
Total	1,987	219	11.0 (8.4, 14.3)
Health regions
Western Region	74	6	8.1 (6.1, 10.6)
North Bank West Region	175	15	8.5 (4.6, 15.2)
Central River Region	1,054	131	12.4 (9.3, 16.2)
Upper River Region	656	65	9.9 (4.9, 18.9)
Total	1,959*	217	11.0 (8.4, 14.4)
Wealth index
Poorest	717	109	15.2 (11.5, 19.7)
Second	358	34	9.5 (5.1, 16.8)
Middle	416	50	12.0 (8.3, 16.9)
Fourth	314	15	4.7 (2.4, 9.0)
Richest	154	9	5.8 (3.7, 8.9)
Total	1,987	219	11.0 (8.4, 14.3)

*Total excludes missing cases.