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. 2021 Jan 13;20:38. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03563-4

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants in four different endemic sites located in the two West African countries

Variables Senegal Nigeria
Thies Kedougou Kosofe Ikorodu
Number (%) 47 (50) 47 (50) 29 (31.2) 64 (68.8)
Mean age (± SD) 26.8 (15.2) 20.4 (13.7) 24 (14.4) 27.8 (18.7)
PD (parasite/μl) mean (range) (Min–max) 27,411.7 (900–164,700) 35,348.9 (1350–207,000) 37,673.9 (34–584,000) 24,981 (149–905,600)
Male 41 (87.2) 23 (48.9) 16 (55.2) 28 (43.8)
Female 6 (12.8) 24 (51.1) 13 (44.8) 36 (56.2)

PD parasite density