| Dec 2011 | Jul 2012 | Sept 2012 | Feb 2013 |
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Number of individuals (N) | n = 99 | Â | Â | Â |
Gender,% male (n/total) | 55.6% (55/99) | Â | Â | Â |
Age in year, median (range) | 7 (2–14) |  |  |  |
Haemoglobin (g/dL), median (range) | 11.6 (7.3-14.5) | 11 (7.4-14.3) | 11.6 (6.5-14.6) | 12.2 (5.7-16.3) |
Anaemia,% Hb <11 g/dL (n/total) | 26.3% (26/99) | 47.5% (47/99) | 27.3% (27/99) | 13.3% (13/98)a |
Thick smear positive (%, n/total) | 18.2% (18/99) | 27.6% (27/98)a | 20.2% (20/99) | 10.8% (10/93)a |
PCR positive (%, n/total) | n.d. | 78.6% (77/98)a | 43.6% (41/94)a | n.d. |
Parasitaemia in thick-smear positive individuals (n = 35), median (range) | 12,900 (100–51,300) | 3,150 (100–132,275) | 1,262 (100–58,675) | 1,325 (100–7775) |