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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: Prevalence of the molecular marker of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in Benin seven years after the change of malaria treatment policy

  

Symptomatic children

Asymptomatic children

p-value

Number (%)

 

73 (33.8%)

143 (66.2%)

 

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

7.8 (3.0)

8.3 (2.5)

 

Median (IQR)

8 (7–9)

9 (8–10)

0.09w

Children below 10 years n (%)

56 (76.7%)

82 (57.3%)

0.008b

M/F ratio

 

39/34; 1.15

73/70; 1.04

0.85b

Parasitaemia

Geometric mean 95% CI

6822.58

656.69

<0.001t

[5072.29; 9176.86]

[474.74; 908.36]

 
 

Median (IQR)

7000 (2400–15000)

1000 (150–2520)

<0.001w

  1. w: Wilcoxon’s test; b: Chi 2 test t: Student test.
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