Table 2.
Age stratified prevalence of malaria in study participants
| < 5 yrs. 79 | 5–9 yrs. 123 | 10–14 yrs. 112 | 15–19 yrs. 46 | ≥20 yrs. 379 | Total 729 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDT | 38 (48.1) | 79 (64.2) | 60 (53.6) | 13 (28.3) | 51 (13.5) | 241 (33) |
| Microscopy Positives (All Species) | 30 (38) | 67 (54.5) | 58 (51.8) | 13 (38.2) | 65 (17.2) | 233 (32) |
| Microscopy Mono | 30 (100) | 67 (100) | 57 (98.3) | 12 (92.3) | 65 (100) | 231 (99) |
| Microscopy Multi | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.86) |
| Gametocytes | 6 (7.6) | 8 (6.5) | 9 (8.04) | 2 (4.3) | 7 (1.9) | 32 (4.4) |
| PD mean | 9591.2 | 3837.4 | 3455.8 | 150.9 | 507.6 | 334.6 |
| PD range (min - max) | 47.7–113,462 | 16–68,000 | 15.1–95,555.6 | 16–553.4 | 3.8–9014.6 | 3.8–113,462 |
| PCR Positive (All Species) | 43 (54.4) | 100 (81.3) | 99 (88.4) | 34 (73.9) | 204 (53.8) | 481 (66) |
| Pf | 41 (95.4) | 97 (97.0) | 98 (99) | 34 (100) | 194 (51.2) | 465 (96.7) |
| Pm | 1 (2.3) | 15 (15.0) | 16 (16.2) | 1 (2.9) | 15 (7.4) | 48 (10) |
| Po | 5 (11.6) | 14 (14.0) | 5 (5.1) | 1 (2.9) | 10 (5.2) | 35 (7.3) |
| PCR Mono | 39 (90.7) | 75 (75.0) | 81 (81.8) | 32 (92.1) | 189 (92.7) | 417 (86.7) |
| PCR Multi | 4 (9.3) | 25 (25.0) | 18 (18.2) | 2 (5.9) | 15 (7.4) | 64 (13.3) |
Mono single parasite species infection, multi multiple parasite species infection, RDT PfHRP2 based malaria rapid diagnostic test, PD parasite density (parasites/μl) of blood, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pm Plasmodium malariae, Po Plasmodium ovale, yrs. years. Values are written as counts (%)