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Table 1 Anti-MSP-1 19 seropositivity and Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence tabulated by attributes of the study population

From: Seroepidemiological and parasitological evaluation of the heterogeneity of malaria infection in the Gambia

 Attributes

Wet season, % (N)

 

Dry season, % (N)

 

Seropositive

Parasite positive

Seropositive

Parasite positive

Total

19.5 (3823)

12.4 (3870)

19.6 (3716)

2.2 (3707)

Age groups (years)

    

1-5

5.6 (1095)

10.0 (1211)

7.2 (1193)

1.6 (1095)

6-12

16.0 (751)

16.6 (759)

13.8 (754)

4.5 (753)

13-25

29.2 (764)

18.2 (769)

26.6 (756)

3.3 (755)

>25

38.0 (809)

9.0 (820)

44.2 (783)

0.3 (782)

Gender

    

Males

18.9 (1629)

12.7 (1797)

18.9 (1610)

2.3 (1754)

Females

22.7 (1888)

12.1 (2063)

23.0 (1778)

2.1 (1953)

Slept under ITN

    

Yes

19.2 (3311)

11.6 (3348)

18.2 (2934)

1.6 (2931)

No

22.4 (500)

17.5 (508)

24.5 (676)

4.4 (766)

Ethnicity

    

Fula

26.1 (982)

17.1 (996)

27.8 (1023)

4.3 (1023)

Wolof

18.4 (293)

18.6 (295)

18.1 (276)

1.5 (275)

Mandinka

17.7 (2215)

9.1 (2243)

15.8 (2057)

1.3 (2054)

Others

14.2 (325)

15.3 (236)

18.3 (355)

1.1 (355)

Settings

    

Coastal

12.4 (1343)

8.8 (1355)

11.3 (1237)

1.2 (1234)

Mid country

23.5 (1225)

9.8 (1236)

21.2 (1245)

1.5 (1244)

East country

23.4 (1255)

18.6 (1279)

26.0 (1229)

3.8 (1229)