Table 3 Prevalence of malaria infection by age in each altitude band by both PCR and microscopy
Altitude band | < 600 m | 600-1200 m | > 1200 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Microscopy Prevalence (%) | PCR Prevalence (%) | Microscopy Prevalence (%) | PCR Prevalence (%) | Microscopy Prevalence (%) | PCR Prevalence (%) |
0-5 | 39.0 | 74.5 | 9.5 | 32.5 | 5.2 | 13.7 |
6-10 | 48.0 | 72.0 | 13.7 | 36.1 | 6.2 | 18.8 |
11-15 | 43 | 65.8 | 10.1 | 34.0 | 2.8 | 14.9 |
16-20 | 35.7 | 100* | 11.0 | 37.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
21-25 | 21.2 | 52.9 | 10.3 | 44.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
26-30 | 13.5 | 73.7 | 15.4 | 20.8 | 4.5 | 26.8 |
31-35 | 25.4 | 68.8 | 5.3 | 40.0 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
36-40 | 17.1 | 84.6 | 4.9 | 36.8 | 4.9 | 14.7 |
41-45 | 14.3 | 45.5 | 8.8 | 37.5 | 8.2 | 27.3 |