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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Plasmodium species occurrence, temporal distribution and interaction in a child-aged population in rural Burkina Faso

 

Percentage of children per seasons

 

2007

2008

2009

2010

 

(n = 212)

(n = 274)

(n = 177)

(n = 167)

Age in years

    

mean (SD*)

9.5 (3.4)

7.6(1.8)

7.7(1.3)

7.6 (1.1)

Median (IQR*)

9.6 (7.1-12.0)

7.4 (6.0-9.3)

7.4 (6.6-8.7)

7.7 (6.7-8.4)

Genders,%

    

Female

46.7

47.4

48.0

46.1

Male

53.3

52.6

52.0

53.9

Fever

21.2

20.1

22.0

10.2

  1. *SD = Standard deviation, IQR = Interquartile Range.