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Table 5 Distribution of malaria positives by parasite counts among different age groups

From: Persistent foci of falciparum malaria among tribes over two decades in Koraput district of Odisha State, India

Sl No

Age groups (in years)

Total positives

Number of positive cases with

   

+ (%)

++ (%)

+++ (%)

++++ (%)

1

<1

47

26 (55.3)

7 (14.9)

10 (21.3)

4 (8.5)

2

1-4

348

179 (51.4)

102 (29.3)

43 (12.4)

24 (6.9)

3

5-9

367

175 (47.7)

105 (28.6)

63 (17.2)

24 (6.5)

4

10-14

246

121 (49.2)

72 (29.3)

33 (13.4)

20 (8.1)

5

> 14

975

523 (53.6)

302 (31.0)

103 (10.6)

47 (4.8)

Total

1983

1024 (51.6)

588 (29.7)

252 (12.7)

119 (6.0)