Table 1.
Distribution of malaria cases by age, sex and Plasmodium species in Tanquae Abergelle, 2017
| Characteristics | Total tested (microscopy) | Total positive | Positivity rate (%) | Plasmodium species | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasmosdium falciprum N (%) | Plasmodium vivax N (%) | Mixed N (%) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 606 | 414 | 68.3 | 405 (66.8%) | 9 (1.5%) | 2 (0.3%) |
| Female | 694 | 462 | 66.5 | 451 (64.9%) | 11 (1.6%) | 0 |
| Age group | ||||||
| 0–4 | 337 | 213 | 63.2 | 209 (62%) | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| 5–14 | 216 | 166 | 76.8 | 165 (76.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) |
| 15–44 | 624 | 420 | 67.3 | 410 (65.7%) | 10 (1.6%) | 0 |
| > 44 | 123 | 77 | 62.6 | 72 (58.5%) | 5 (4.1%) | 0 |
| Total | 1300 | 876 | 67.4 | 856 | 20 | 2 |