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Table 4 Prevalence of malaria by blood slide microscopy

From: Malaria prevalence and mosquito net coverage in Oromia and SNNPR regions of Ethiopia

Domain

Number examined

Malaria parasite prevalence (%)

Pf:Pv ratio

  

P. falciparum only

P.vivax only

Mixed Pf and Pv

Total* % (95% CI)

 

Region

      

   Oromia

1,996

0.7

0.1

0

0.9 (0.5–1.6)**

4.3

   SNNPR

1,860

3.6

1.8

0

5.4 (3.4–8.5)**

2.1

TOTAL

3,856

1.7

0.7

0

2.4 (1.6–3.5)

2.3

  1. CI, confidence interval; Pf, Plasmodium falciparum; Pv, Plasmodium vivax
  2. *Total parasite prevalence does not equal the sum of the species prevalence in some rows due to rounding
  3. ** Statistically significant difference between the regions