Table 4.
Prevalence of multiple infections (MIs) Pfmsp1 and Pfmsp2 by site, season, clinical status and parasitemia.
| Variables | Pfmsp1 MIs n (%) | p-value | Pfmsp2 MIs n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Grand-Bassam | 20 (48.8) | 0.018 | 29 (70.7) | 0.031 |
| Abengourou | 66 (76.7) | 72 (83.7) | |||
| SanPedro | 68 (70.8) | 60 (62.5) | |||
| Season | Rainy | 97 (75.2) | 0.017 | 92 (71.3) | 0.841 |
| Dry | 57 (60.6) | 69 (73.4) | |||
| Clinical status | Symptomatic | 72 (72.7) | 0.517 | 72 (72.7) | 0.070 |
| Asymptomatic | 154 (69.1) | 89 (71.8) | |||
| Parasitemia (trophozoites/µl) | <100 | 28 (53.8) | 0.009 | 26 (50) | 0.000 |
| 101–500 | 28 (59.6) | 30 (63.8) | |||
| 501–1000 | 13 (61.9) | 17 (81) | |||
| 1001–2000 | 23 (71.9) | 25 (78.1) | |||
| >2000 | 62 (87.3) | 63 (88.7) | |||