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Table 3 Seasonal variations in malaria infection

From: Malaria prevalence in Mangaluru city area in the southwestern coastal region of India

Time point of screening

Infection

χ2

P value

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Present

Absent

n

%

n

%

Feb–March

124

41.3

176

58.6

20.43

  

Aug–Sep

179

59.6

121

40.3

0.001

2.10 (1.51–2.90)

Nov–Dec

146

48.7

154

51.3

0.071

1.34 (0.97–1.85)

  1. The P values for the data during Aug–Sep and Nov–Dec are in comparison to those during Feb–Mar