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Table 3 Impact of age on MOI

From: Trends in multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infections among asymptomatic residents in the middle belt of Ghana

Age (years)

Number of samples tested

Successful amplifications

Total alleles

Geometric mean MOI*

95% confidence interval

0 – 4

308

243

550

2.40

2.25 – 2.55

5 – 9

229

155

393

2.23

2.05 – 2.43

10 – 17

42

26

62

2.03

1.66 – 2.47

18 – 78

21

9

10

1.37

1.15 – 1.63

  1. * P value for ANOVA test < 0.001.
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