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Table 3 Univariate analysis for malaria parasitaemia by microscopy and CareStart™ Malaria HRP2 (Pf) in health care facilities in Ghana

From: Malaria parasitaemia and mRDT diagnostic performances among symptomatic individuals in selected health care facilities across Ghana

Characteristics

Microscopy

CareStart™ Malaria HRP2 (Pf)

Total

%

P-value

Total

%

P-value

Gender

 Male

6131

20.6

 

6531

39.8

 

 Female

11,331

14.2

< 0.001

11,945

28.7

< 0.001

Age group (yrs)

  < 5

2907

22.8

 

3083

39.1

 

 5–9

2601

31.9

 

2849

54.6

 

 10–14

1542

28.5

 

1651

53.8

 

 15–19

1567

18.4

 

1659

38.6

 

  ≥ 20

8845

7.4

< 0.001

9234

18.9

< 0.001

aEducation

 None

3455

10.6

 

3617

24.1

 

 Primary

4288

26.2

 

2239

48.4

 

 Junior High

2885

12.8

 

3026

28.9

 

 Senior High

2392

10.1

 

2517

23.4

 

 Tertiary

1535

7.0

< 0.001

1609

15.7

< 0.001

bMarital status

 Single

3587

10.3

 

3988

26.4

 

cMarried

6084

7.8

 

6372

19.3

 

dDivorced

515

7.2

< 0.001

533

19.3

< 0.001

ePAMI

 No

15,660

16.9

 

16,567

32.6

 

 Yes

1802

12.5

< 0.001

1909

32.8

0.847

  1. aControlled for patients aged < 5 yrs
  2. bControlled for patients aged < 15 yrs
  3. cIncludes cohabiting
  4. dIncludes separated
  5. ePrevious antimalarial intake