Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the samples.
Variable | Frequency (n) | Proportion (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (year) | ||
<5 | 148 | 41.2 |
≥5 | 211 | 58.8 |
Sex | ||
Male | 182 | 50.7 |
Female | 177 | 49.3 |
Parasite density (μL) | ||
<1000 | 145 | 40.4 |
≥1000 | 214 | 59.6 |
Region | ||
Eastern | 184 | 51.3 |
Western | 175 | 48.7 |
Endemicity | ||
Low | 249 | 69.4 |
Moderate | 110 | 30.6 |
Parasitaemia (PCR) | ||
Positive | 332 | 92.5 |
Negative | 27 | 7.5 |
Gene deletion | ||
pfhrp 2/3 deletion (any) | 29 | 8.1 |
No deletion | 330 | 91.9 |
Parasite species | ||
P. falciparum | 300 | 83.5 |
Non-P. falciparum | 39 | 10.9 |
Species composition | ||
P. malariae | 25 | 6.4 |
P. falciparum | 295 | 82.2 |
P. ovale | 7 | 1.9 |
P. falciparum/malariae | 2 | 0.6 |
P. malariae/ovale | 2 | 0.6 |
P. falciparum/vivax | 2 | 0.6 |
P. falciparum/ovale | 1 | 0.3 |
Frequency is the number of observations, while proportion is the percentage of those observations. <1,000 and ≥1,000 indicate parasite densities of less than 1,000 and more than 1,000 parasites per microlitre of blood, respectively. Mixed infections are samples infected with more than one Plasmodium species.