Table 1. Demographic characteristics of malaria study population, Atar, northern Mauritania, 2015–2016.
| Characteristic | No. (%) patients |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015–2016 | |
| Sex | |||
| F | 111 (47.2) | 98 (45.0) | 209 (46.1) |
| M |
124 (52.8) |
120 (55.0) |
244 (53.9) |
| Age group, y | |||
| <5 | 18 (7.7) | 14 (6.4) | 32 (7.1) |
| 5–9 | 14 (6.0) | 24 (11.0) | 38 (8.4) |
| 10–14 | 19 (8.1) | 19 (8.7) | 38 (8.4) |
| 15–19 | 33 (14.0) | 17 (7.8) | 50 (11.0) |
| ≥20 |
151 (64.3) |
144 (66.1) |
295 (65.1) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White Moors | 191 (81.3) | 161 (73.9) | 352 (77.7) |
| Black Moors* | 37 (15.7) | 52 (23.9) | 89 (19.6) |
| Black Africans | 5 (2.1) | 5 (2.3) | 10 (2.2) |
| Foreigners† |
2 (0.9) |
0 |
2 (0.4) |
| Total | 235 (100) | 218 (100) | 453 (100) |
*Comparison between 2015 and 2016 showed that only the proportion of Black Moors was statistically significant (p<0.05). The term black Africans refers to ethnic groups (Soninke and Pular [also known as Peul]) of African origin in Mauritania. †Includes 1 expatriate from India and 1 from Mali (Bambara ethnicity).