Table 3.
Asymptomatic malaria infection by age groups and strata as detected by malaria rapid diagnostic test and microscopy
| Variable | n | RDT | p-value | Microscopy | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||||
| Age groups (years) | |||||||
| 0–4 | 237 | 40 (16.9) | 197 (83.1) | 6 (2.53) | 231 (97.5) | ||
| 5–9 | 145 | 34 (23.6) | 111 (76.6) | < 0.01 | 10 (6.9) | 135 (93.1) | < 0.01 |
| 10–14 | 118 | 38 (32.2) | 80 (67.8) | 13 (11.0) | 105 (89.0) | ||
| 15–19 | 65 | 18 (27.7) | 47 (72.3) | 4 (6.2) | 61 (94.0) | ||
| Strata | |||||||
| Highland village | 280 | 63 (22.5) | 217 (77.5) | 20 (7.1) | 260 (93.0) | ||
| Lowland village | 285 | 67 (23.5) | 218 (76.5) | 0.78 | 13 (4.6) | 272 (95.4) | 0.19 |
| Total | 565 | 130 (23.0) | 435 (77.0) | 33 (5.8) | 532 (94.2) | ||
p < 0.01 the proportion of asymptomatic malaria significantly high in the age group of 5–9 years by both RDT and microscopy compared to other age groups (in bold)