Table 1 Demographic characteristics of tested individuals having febrile illness, and their sub-group malaria prevalence by gender, age group and community type
| Â | Sub-group proportion among the 25,779 patients tested (%) | Fraction of tested sub-group subjects found to have malaria (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 58.4 | 26.2 |
 Male | 41.6 | 32.4 |
Age group | ||
 0–5 | 46.9 | 28.7 |
 6–10 | 12.5 | 49.8 |
 11–15 | 6.1 | 44.3 |
 16–20 | 6.2 | 24.3 |
 21–25 | 7.4 | 18.8 |
 26–30 | 6.3 | 16.1 |
 >30 | 14.6 | 10.7 |
Type of community | ||
 More developed | 33.5 | 34.7 |
 Less developed | 66.5 | 25.7 |