Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the sample population from South Central Timor, Indonesia
| Number of samples (N = 381), n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age-group (WHO)* | |
| Pediatrics | 16 (4.2) |
| Adults | 365 (95.8) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 156 (40.9) |
| Female | 225 (59.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Timorese | 348 (91.3) |
| Others | 33 (8.7) |
| Subdistrict group | |
| Northern part | 226 (59.3) |
| Southern part | 155 (40.7) |
| Anemia status | |
| Anemia† | 225 (59.1) |
| Normal | 156 (40.9) |
| Malaria infection (nested PCR) | |
| P. falciparum | 57 (15.0) |
| P. vivax | 95 (24.9) |
| Mix (P. falciparum and P. vivax) | 29 (7.6) |
| Noninfected | 200 (52.5) |
| G6PD screening activity (Randox test)‡ | |
| Normal | 285 (74.8) |
| Deficient | 96 (25.2) |
G6PD = glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase; P. falciparum = Plasmodium falciparum; P. vivax = Plasmodium vivax.
*
Age-group (pediatrics ≤ 19 years and adults > 19 years).
†
Anemia (male < 13 g/dL and female < 11 g/dL).
‡
G6PD screening activity (normal > 6.97 U/gHb and deficient ≤ 6.97 U/gHb).