Parameter | Subclass | Malaria parasitaemia Status % (n) | p value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolment a | 6 months b | 12 monthsc | ||||||
Pos | Neg | Pos | Neg | Pos | Neg | |||
Age group (years) | <5 | 31.3 (21) | 58.4 (178) | 42.6 (23) | 47.8 (108) | 27.8 (10) | 52.1 (138) | 0.001a,* 0.492b 0.031c,* |
5–10 | 68.7 (46) | 41.6 (127) | 57.4 (31) | 52.2 (118) | 72.2 (26) | 47.9 (127) | ||
% (n) | 18 (67) | 82 (305) | 19.3 (54) | 80.7(226) | 12 (36) | 88 (265) | ||
Gender | Male | 47.8 (32) | 53.6 (164) | 53.7 (29) | 50.4 (114) | 52.8 (19) | 52.5 (139) | 0.360a 0.625b 0.971c |
Female | 52.2 (35) | 46.4 (142) | 46.3 (25) | 49.6 (112) | 47.2 (17) | 47.5 (126) | ||
n | 67 | 306 | 54 | 226 | 36 | 265 | ||
Anaemia status | Anaemic | 73.1 (49) | 71.1 (216) | 79.2 (42) | 55.7 (122) | 69.4 (25) | 40 (106) | 0.733a 0.002b,* 0.001c,* |
Non anaemic | 26.9 (18) | 28.9 (88) | 20.8 (11) | 44.3 (97) | 30.6 (11) | 60 (159) | ||
n | 67 | 304 | 53 | 219 | 36 | 265 | ||
Febrile | Yes | 25.4 (17) | 20 (61) | 16.7 (9) | 8.4 (19) | 8.3 (3) | 0 (0) | 0.328a 0.069b 0.001c,* |
No | 74.6 (50) | 80 (244) | 83.3 (45) | 91.6 (207) | 91.7 (33) | 100 (265) | ||
n | 67 | 305 | 54 | 226 | 36 | 265 | ||
Helminth status | Positive | 18 (11) | 20.2 (52) | 3.7 (1) | 11.8 (13) | – | – | 0.698a 0.212b |
Negative | 82 (50) | 79.8 (205) | 96.3 (26) | 88.2 (97) | – | – | ||
n | 61 | 257 | 27 | 110 | – | – |
P+ M+ (%) | P+ M− (%) | P− M− (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Classification of participants (Mean ± SEM) | ||||
Age (years) | 5.18 ± 0.38 (2.9) | 5.55 ± 0.20 (12.8) | 4.65 ± 0.08 (84.3) | <0.001§ |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.08 ± 0.34 (3.0) | 9.93 ± 0.13 (12.9) | 10.62 ± 0.05 (84.1) | <0.001§ |
Mp density (/µl) | 3.32 ± 0.16 (18.5) | 2.91 ± 0.07 (81.5) | – | 0.012§ |