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Table 1 Plasmodium parasite profile in Iguhu

From: Age-specific Plasmodium parasite profile in pre and post ITN intervention period at a highland site in western Kenya

 

2002–2003

2012–2015

Parameters

Sample size

Prevalence (%)a (95% CI)

Sample size

Prevalence (%)a (95% CI)

Total

4753

 

3572

 

P. falciparum (Pf)

2068

43.5 [42.1, 44.9] a

411

11.5 [10.5, 12.6] b

Pf gametocytes (Pfg)

131

2.8 [2.3, 3.2] a

46

1.3 [0.9, 1.7] b

P. malariae (Pm)

110

2.3 [1.9, 2.7] a

6

0.2 [0.03, 0.3] b

P. ovale (Po)

16

0.3 [0.2, 0.5] a

5

0.1 [0.02, 0.3] a

Pf + pm

80

1.7 [1.3, 2.0] a

2

0.1 [0, 0.1] b

Pf + Po

8

0.2 [0.1, 0.3] a

2

0.1 [0, 0.1] a

Pf + Pm + Po

2

0.04 [0, 0.1]

–

–

Pm + Po

0

–

–

–

N. positive

2150

45.2 [43.8, 46.6] a

424

11.9 [10.8, 12.9] b

  1. aPrevalence in the same row were significantly different if they are connected by different letters (χ2-test, P = 0.05)
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