Table 4.
Prevalence of any malaria infection determined by RT-PCR in different risk group
| Risk factors | Mong Pawk | Laiza | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested | No. (%) positive | No. tested | No. (%) positive | |
| Total | 346 | 27 (7.8) | 419 | 67 (16.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 191 | 10 (5.2) | 224 | 29 (12.9) |
| Male | 155 | 17 (11.0) | 195 | 38 (19.5) |
| Age group | ||||
| < 5 | 53 | 5 (9.4) | 104 | 9 (8.7) |
| 5–17 | 101 | 10 (9.9) | 139 | 37 (26.6) |
| 18–40 | 133 | 8 (6.0) | 72 | 9 (12.5) |
| 41–60 | 46 | 2 (4.3) | 55 | 9 (16.4) |
| > 60 | 13 | 2 (15.4) | 49 | 3 (6.1) |
| Travel | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 27 | 7 (25.9) |
| No | 346 | 27 (7.8) | 392 | 60 (15.3) |
RT-PCR = multiplexed real-time polymerase chain reaction.