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Table 1 Characteristics of patients included in the study, Madagascar, 2008-2010

From: Management of uncomplicated malaria in febrile under five-year-old children by community health workers in Madagascar: reliability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Characteristics

Study sites

P

High transmission

Low transmission

Ampasimanjeva

Vohimasy

Ampasimpotsy

Andasibe

Cohort population

281

258

299

235

 

Mean age (months)

28.6

26.5

30.1

31.5

0.009

Sex ratio (M/F)

1

0.87

0.86

0.94

NS

No. of febrile episodes

309

118

63

53

 

PCR + (%)

56%

58%

33%

30%

< 0.0001

Microscopy + (%)

37%

43%

32%

25%

NS