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Table 4 Malaria incidence (per week of follow-up) in children with submicroscopic malaria at baseline.

From: What would PCR assessment change in the management of fevers in a malaria endemic area? A school-based study in Benin in children with and without fever

Case definition (case numbers)

IC (66 patients)

CG (104 children)

Chi-square

p value

Fever + RDT

(IG: 5, CG: 5)

0.04065

0.02463

0.64

0.42

Fever + blood smear

(IG: 6, CG: 4)

0.04878

0.0197

2.11

0.15

Fever + PCR

(IG: 7, CG: 8)

0.05691

0.0394

0.51

0.48

Fever + any positive test

(IG: 8, CG: 9)

0.06504

0.04433

1.02

0.31

  1. Total follow-up in children at risk for malaria: 123 weeks in the IG and 203 weeks in the CG.
  2. Chi square for the comparison of crude rates; IG: index group; CG: control group.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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