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Table 1 Positivity of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia and gametocytaemia among samples tested by study areas

From: Assessment of submicroscopic infections and gametocyte carriage of Plasmodium falciparum during peak malaria transmission season in a community-based cross-sectional survey in western Kenya, 2012

Assay

Overall (n = 996)

Asembo

Karemo

Smear-positive (n = 221)

Smear-negative (n = 225)

Smear-positive (n = 295)

Smear-negative (n = 255)

18S-NASBA, n (%)

848 (85.1)

220 (99.6)

135 (60)

294 (99.7)

199 (78.0)

Pfs25-NASBA, n (%)

531 (53.3)

177 (80.1)

24 (10.7)

259 (87.8)

71 (27.8)