Table 1 Demographic characteristics of tested individuals having febrile illness, and their sub-group malaria prevalence by gender, age group and community type
| Sub-group proportion among the 25,779 patients tested (%) | Fraction of tested sub-group subjects found to have malaria (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 58.4 | 26.2 |
| Male | 41.6 | 32.4 |
| Age group | ||
| 0–5 | 46.9 | 28.7 |
| 6–10 | 12.5 | 49.8 |
| 11–15 | 6.1 | 44.3 |
| 16–20 | 6.2 | 24.3 |
| 21–25 | 7.4 | 18.8 |
| 26–30 | 6.3 | 16.1 |
| >30 | 14.6 | 10.7 |
| Type of community | ||
| More developed | 33.5 | 34.7 |
| Less developed | 66.5 | 25.7 |
