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Table 2 Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and risk factors by site (%)

From: On-going malaria transmission in The Gambia despite high coverage of control interventions: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

 

West Coast

North bank region

LRR-south bank

CRR-north bank

URR-south bank

URR-north bank

Plasmodium falciparum prevalence

53/1,227 (4.32)

65/1,417 (4.59)

127/1,357 (9.36)

53/1,676 (3.16)

538/1,730 (31.10)

620/1,687 (36.75)

Age, median (IQR)

15 (5, 36)

11 (5, 25)

12 (5, 30)

10 (5, 27)

12 (5, 30)

11 (5, 24)

Anaemia

N = 1,226

N = 1,329

N = 1,357

N = 1,674

N = 1,721

N = 1,684

No anaemia

505 (41.19)

377 (28.37)

360 (26.53)

458 (27.36)

215 (12.49)

283 (16.81)

Mild

531 (43.31)

583 (43.87)

590 (43.48)

701 (41.88)

662 (38.47)

716 (42.52)

Moderate

172 (14.03)

344 (25.88)

374 (27.56)

473 (28.26)

714 (41.49)

594 (35.27)

Severe

18 (1.47)

25 (1.88)

33 (2.43)

42 (2.51)

130 (7.55)

91 (5.40)

Has slept under a LLIN last night

1,075/1,225 (87.76)

1,112/1,227 (90.63)

1,266/1,325 (95.55)

1,614/1,618 (99.75)

1,616/1,653 (97.76)

1,561/1,573 (99.24)

Has slept outdoors

156/1,216 (12.83)

430/1,415 (30.39)

405/1,350 (30.00)

976/1,675 (58.27)

769/1,724 (44.61)

1,071/1,684 (63.60)

Indoor residual spraying

744/1,225 (60.73)

110/1,417 (7.76)

1,319/1,335 (98.80)

1,620/1,673 (96.83)

1,719/1,722 (99.83)

1,658/1,681 (98.63)