Table 1 Data from village surveys and the clinic on reported fever and malaria infection.
From: Infectious reservoir of Plasmodium infection in Mae Hong Son Province, north-west Thailand
Slide reading | Fever reported | Fever not reported | Fisher's exact tests of association of fever with infection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Village surveys, age <15 yrs | Â | |
P. falciparum +ve | 2 (3.2%) | 3 (0.54%) | P = 0.082 |
P. vivax +ve | 7(11.1%) | 3 (0.54%) | P = 0.000007 |
Total slides | 63 | 560 | Â |
| Â | Village surveys, age >14 yrs | Â | |
P. falciparum +ve | 9 (1.8%) | 10 (0.24%) | P = 0.00006 |
P. vivax +ve | 10 (2.0%) | 8 (0.19%) | P = 0.000003 |
Total slides | 498 | 4106 | Â |
| Â | Clinic (age >14 yrs) | Â | |
P. falciparum +ve | 39 (45.35%) | 10 (66.67%) | χ2 = 0.39, P = 0.53 |
P. vivax +ve | 47 (54.65%) | 5 (33.33%) | χ2 = 0.14, P = 0.51 |
Total slides | 86 | 15 | Â |