Table 3 Parasitological parameters in 749 children from southern highland Rwanda

No.

545

103

101

Parasitaemia (%)

11.2

16.5

9.9

0.25

GMPD (parasites/μL; 95%CI)

1574 (913-2714)

7603 (2127-27185) *

5508 (701-43251)

0.04

MOI (mean, range)

2.05 (1-5)

1.95 (1-4)

1.92 (1-4)

0.92

Malaria (%)

2.9

16.5 *

7.9 *

<0.0001

P. falciparum infection, PCR (%)

16.1

21.4

14.9

0.37

P. ovale infection, PCR (%)

0.9

1.9

3.0

0.22

P. malariae infection, PCR (%)

0.2

2.9 *

2.0

0.006

Proportion of submicroscopic infections (%, n/n)

33.7 (31/92)

22.7 (5/22)

41.2 (7/17)

0.45

Child received artemether-lumefantrine in last 2 weeks

3.1

1.0

5.9

0.13