Table 2 Effect of age on the prevalence of malariometric indices
Variable | Period | Age groups in years | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤5% (n) | 6-10% (n) | 11-14% (n) | |||
Age group distribution | Baseline | 53.5 (220) | 32.6 (134) | 13.9 (57) | |
Follow-up | 39.0 (177) | 45.2 (205) | 15.9 (72) | ||
Fever | Baseline | 26.8 (59) | 32.8 (44) | 22.8 (13) | 0.29 |
Follow-up | 20.9 (37) | 23.0 (47) | 19.4 (14) | 0.78 | |
Malaria parasitaemia | Baseline | 84.5 (186) | 88.1 (118) | 82.5 (47) | 0.53 |
Follow-up | 37.3 (66) | 34.6 (71) | 40.3 (29) | 0.67 | |
Gametocytaemia | Baseline | 29.1 (64) | 23.1 (31) | 17.5 (10) | 0.15 |
Follow-up | 9.0 (16) | 6.8 (14) | 4.2 (3) | 0.39 | |
Splenomegaly | Baseline | 31.8 (70) | 15.7 (21) | 10.5 (6) | <0.001c |
Follow-up | 12.4 (22) | 12.7 (26) | 23.6 (17) | 0.049 | |
CM | Baseline | 23.6 (52) | 29.1 (39) | 21.1 (12) | 0.39 |
Follow-up | 10.7 (19) | 8.8 (18) | 8.3 (6) | 0.76 | |
AM | Baseline | 60.9 (134) | 59.0 (79) | 61.4 (35) | 0.92 |
Follow-up | 22.6 (40) | 22.4 (46) | 30.6 (22) | 0.34 | |
Anaemia | Baseline | 84.1 (185) | 78.4 (105) | 68.4 (39) | 0.03a |
Follow-up | 37.9 (67) | 28.8 (59) | 6.9 (5) | <0.001c | |
MA | Baseline | 73.2 (161) | 66.4 (89) | 59.6 (34) | 0.103 |
Follow-up | 20.3 (36) | 14.1 (29) | 1.4 (1) | <0.001c | |