Table 2 The association between the prevalence of anaemia in children and P. falciparum detected using 3 different methods
Age (months) | Method | Pf infection, n | Anaemia, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p* | ||||
2.5 | qPCR-blood | positive | 43 | 1 (2) | 42 (98) | 0.550 |
negative | 250 | 4 (2) | 246 (98) | |||
qPCR-plasma | positive | 8 | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | 0.006 | |
negative | 285 | 3 (1) | 282 (99) | |||
24 | qPCR-blood | positive | 100 | 14 (14) | 86 (86) | 0.042 |
negative | 154 | 9 (6) | 145 (94) | |||
qPCR-plasma | positive | 29 | 7 (24) | 22 (76) | 0.008 | |
negative | 225 | 16 (7) | 209 (93) | |||
Microscopy | positive | 32 | 8 (25) | 24 (75) | 0.002 | |
negative | 252 | 15 (6) | 237 (94) | |||