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Table 6 Malaria positives among male and female populations by parasite count

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

Species

Density

Females

Males

Total

P-values*

Pf

+

430 (52.6)

494 (52.1)

924 (52.3)

0.2933

++

231 (28.2)

284 (29.9)

515 (29.1)

0.1505

+++

105 (12.8)

114 (12.0)

219 (12.4)

0.0483

++++

52 (6.4)

57 (6.0)

109 (6.2)

0.0283

Total

818

949

1767

 

Pv

+

52 (57.1)

45 (48.9)

98 (53.0)

0.0605

++

28 (30.8)

30 (32.6)

58 (31.7)

0.8400

+++

8 (8.8)

13 (14.1)

21 (11.5)

0.0151

++++

3 (3.3)

4 (4.3)

7 (3.8)

0.3417

Total

91

92

183

 

Pm

++

0

5

5

 
  1. Figures in parenthesis are the percentage of different parasite counts of the total malaria positive cases by gender.
  2. Pf = Plasmodium falciparum; Pv = Plasmodium vivax; Pm = Plasmodium malariae
  3. *Based on Chi-square test.