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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants

From: Household clustering of asymptomatic malaria infections in Xepon district, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR

Characteristics

Total (n = 870)

Positive (n = 52)

Negative (n = 818)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Female

470

54.0

24

47.1

446

54.5

 Male

400

46.0

27

52.9

373

45.5

Age (years)

 <5

67

7.7

1

1.9

66

8.1

 5–14

392

45.1

25

48.1

367

44.9

 ≥15

411

47.2

26

50.0

385

47.1

Slept under a bed net last night

 Yes

863

99.2

52

100.0

811

99.1

 No

7

0.8

0

0.0

7

0.9

Worked in forest at night in the past month

 Yes

33

3.8

2

3.8

31

3.8

 No

837

96.2

50

96.2

787

96.2

Slept in forest/hut in the past month

 Yes

8

0.9

1

1.9

7

0.9

 No

862

99.1

51

98.1

811

99.1

Fever episode in the past 2 weeks

 Yes

71

8.2

4

7.7

67

8.2

 No

799

91.8

48

92.3

751

91.8

Body temperature (°C)

 ≤37

682

77.2

43

82.7

629

76.9

 >37

198

22.8

9

17.3

189

23.1

Mean (standard deviation)

36.8 (0.4)

36.8 (0.6)

36.8 (0.4)