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Age and sex distribution of malaria suspected and slide-confirmed cases at K’ibbet Hospital, Silt’e Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, September 2015-January 2016 (n=1007).
| Sex | Examined n (%) | Slide-positive n (%) | P. falciparum n (%) | P. vivax n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 571 (56.7) | 22 (3.9) | 5 (22.7) | 17 (77.3) | 0.063 |
| Female | 436 (43.3) | 21 (4.8) | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) | |
| Age (yrs) | |||||
| <1 | 192 (19.1) | 8 (4.2) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | |
| 1-4 | 522 (51.8) | 22 (4.2) | 4 (18.2) | 18 (81.8) | 0.986 |
| 5-14 | 293 (29.1) | 13 (4.4) | 3 (23.0) | 10 (77.0) |
