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Table 2 Parasitological data at enrolment

From: Longitudinal study on Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage following artemether-lumefantrine administration in a cohort of children aged 12–47 months living in Western Kenya, a high transmission area

 

N

N (%)a

p/μL, (IQR)b

N (%)c

p/μL, (IQR)d

Overall

265

176/265 (66.4)

3328 (940,12260)

46/265 (17.4)

94.1 (40,120)

AL

133

92/133 (69.2)

4016.0 (1180,1500)

31/133 (23.3)

102.0 (40,120)

Placebo

132

84/132 (64.0)

2710.3 (860,10660)

15/132 (11.4)

80.0 (40,120)

Bed net users

86

50/86 (58.1)

2916.0 (880,10440)

20/86 (23.3)

112.0 (40,140)

Bed net non users

179

126/179 (70.4)

3509.0 (960,13080)

26/179 (15.0)

83.0 (40,120)

Age 12–23 mo

89

46/89 (52.0)

3296.0 (840,14560)

14/89 (16)

100.0 (40,120)

Age 24–35 mo

88

63/88 (72.0)

3067.0 (720,10480)

17/88 (19.3)

101.0 (40,120)

Age 36–47 mo

88

67/88 (76.1)

3620.3 (1440,12480)

15/88 (17.1)

75.2 (40,120)

Anemic

60

42/60 (70)

4373.3 (1760,13360)

8/60 (13.3)

115.4 (40,100)

Not anemic

194

128/194 (66.0)

3117.0 (780,12720)

37/194 (19.1)

92.2 (40,120)

  1. aAsexual parasite prevalence.
  2. bAsexual parasite density (p/μL), Geometric mean (Inter Quartile Range [IQR]).
  3. cGametocyte prevalence N (%).
  4. dGametocyte density (p/μL), Geometric mean (Inter Quartile Range [IQR]).