Table 1.
The distribution of asymptomatic Plasmodium species infection by district
| District(n) | Plasmodium species | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P. falciparum (Pf) | P. vivax (Pv) | P. malariae (Pm) | |
| Okavango(208) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ngami(80) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tutume(320) | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Boteti(181) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobirwa(203) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North East(160) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francistown(195) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Serowe-Palapye(361) | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Ghanzi(163) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kweneng West(375) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kweneng East(687) | 0 | 93 | 3 |
| Kgatleng(358) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South East(174) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Good Hope(159) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total (3624) | 4 | 169a | 6 |
aThe odds of being infected with Pv decreased by 7 % for each year increase in age (OR 0.93, 95%CI 0.87–1.00, p = 0.056)