| Dry seasona | January 2009 | June 2009 |
---|---|---|---|
Nb of children | 681 | 371 | 310 |
Age, mean ± SD (years) | 5.52 ± 2.5 | 5.27 ± 2.6 | 5.77 ± 2.4 |
Sex ratio (male/female)(%) | 341/681 (50%) | 188/183 (50.6%) | 153/157 (49.4%) |
Prevalence of P. falciparum infection (%)b | 98/681 (14.4%) | 87/371 (23.5%) | 11/310 (3.5%) |
Gametocyte carriage (%) | 7/681 (1.0%) | 3/371 (1.0%) | 3/310 (1.0%) |
% responders IgG anti-gSG6-P1c | 102/681 (14.9%) | 59/371 (15.9%) | 43/310 (13.9%) |