Table 2 Overview of submicroscopic Plasmodium parasites and gametocytes prevalence
Index | First survey | Second survey | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. falciparum | P. vivax | |
Overall parasite prevalence, % (n/N) | 9.4 (52/551) | 16.7 (49/294) | ||
Parasite prevalence, % (n/N) | 7.8 (43/551) | 2.4 (13/551) | 12.9 (38/294) | 4.8 (14/294) |
Overall gametocyte prevalence, % (n/N) | 1.3 (7/551) | 2.0 (11/551) | 2.0 (6/294) | 4.1 (12/294) |
Gametocyte prevalence among parasite positive individuals, % (n/N) | 9.3 (4/43) | 69.2 (9/13) | 10.5 (4/38) | 57.1 (8/14) |
Mixed species infections among parasite positive individuals, % (n/N) | 7.1 (4/56) | 5.8 (3/52) | ||