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Table 2 Age stratified prevalence of malaria in study participants

From: Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana

 

< 5 yrs. 79

5–9 yrs. 123

10–14 yrs. 112

15–19 yrs. 46

≥20 yrs. 379

Total 729

RDT

38 (48.1)

79 (64.2)

60 (53.6)

13 (28.3)

51 (13.5)

241 (33)

Microscopy Positives (All Species)

30 (38)

67 (54.5)

58 (51.8)

13 (38.2)

65 (17.2)

233 (32)

Microscopy Mono

30 (100)

67 (100)

57 (98.3)

12 (92.3)

65 (100)

231 (99)

Microscopy Multi

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.7)

1 (7.7)

0 (0)

2 (0.86)

Gametocytes

6 (7.6)

8 (6.5)

9 (8.04)

2 (4.3)

7 (1.9)

32 (4.4)

PD mean

9591.2

3837.4

3455.8

150.9

507.6

334.6

PD range (min - max)

47.7–113,462

16–68,000

15.1–95,555.6

16–553.4

3.8–9014.6

3.8–113,462

PCR Positive (All Species)

43 (54.4)

100 (81.3)

99 (88.4)

34 (73.9)

204 (53.8)

481 (66)

Pf

41 (95.4)

97 (97.0)

98 (99)

34 (100)

194 (51.2)

465 (96.7)

Pm

1 (2.3)

15 (15.0)

16 (16.2)

1 (2.9)

15 (7.4)

48 (10)

Po

5 (11.6)

14 (14.0)

5 (5.1)

1 (2.9)

10 (5.2)

35 (7.3)

PCR Mono

39 (90.7)

75 (75.0)

81 (81.8)

32 (92.1)

189 (92.7)

417 (86.7)

PCR Multi

4 (9.3)

25 (25.0)

18 (18.2)

2 (5.9)

15 (7.4)

64 (13.3)

  1. Mono single parasite species infection, multi multiple parasite species infection, RDT PfHRP2 based malaria rapid diagnostic test, PD parasite density (parasites/μl) of blood, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pm Plasmodium malariae, Po Plasmodium ovale, yrs. years. Values are written as counts (%)