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Age Distribution of malaria parasites in 539 people at Buwenge in 1996
| Age in years Cohort |
Numbers in | No. with parasites |
Percentage with parasites |
||
| 0–10 | 212 | 132 | 62.3 | ||
| 11–20 | 127 | 40 | 31.4 | ||
| 21–30 | 86 | 13 | 15.1 | ||
| 31–40 | 43 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 41–50 | 30 | 4 | 13.3 | ||
| 51–60 | 27 | 3 | 11.1 | ||
| 61–70 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | ||
| All ages | Total | 539 | Total | 201 | -- |
Source: Sezi C.L.
Dr. Albert Kilian (Personal communication) in the then Kabarole District before its division undertook a malaria incidence study. The results are shown in Table 2.
