Table 1 Prevalence of RDT negative samples along with gene deletions at pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 in different region and seasons of the year
Parameters | Samples screened | Positive for P. falciparuma | HRP2 negative | Gene deletion in Pfhrp2 and hrp3 in HRP2 negative samples | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PfHRP2 | PfHRP3 | PfHRP2 and PfHRP3 | |||||||
Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||||
Geophysical region | |||||||||
 Northern plateau | 289 | 97 | 16 (16.5) | 07 (12.1) | 09 (15.5) | 10 (17.2) | 06 (10.3) | 04 | 03 (5.2) |
 Coastal tract | 243 | 76 | 10 (13.15) | 04 (6.9) | 06 (10.3) | 07 (12.1) | 03 (5.2) | 03 (5.2) | 02 (3.4) |
 Central table land | 409 | 163 | 22 (13.5) | 06 (10.3) | 16 (27.6) | 08 (13.8) | 14 (24.1) | 03 (5.2) | 11 (19) |
 Eastern ghat | 117 | 48 | 10 (20.83) | 03 (5.2) | 07 (12.1) | 09 (15.5) | 01 (1.7) | 03 (5.2) | 01 (1.72) |
Season | |||||||||
 Summer | 79 | 17 | 09 (52.94) | 02 (3.4) | 07 (12.1) | 06 (10.3) | 03 (5.2) | 02 (3.4) | 03 (5.2) |
 Rainy | 767 | 345 | 45 (13.04) | 16 (27.6) | 29 (50) | 25 (43.1) | 20 (34.5) | 09 (15.5) | 13 (22.4) |
 Winter | 212 | 22 | 04 (18.18) | 02 (3.4) | 02 (3.4) | 03 (5.2) | 01 (1.7) | 02 (3.4) | 01 (1.72) |
Gender | |||||||||
 Male | 672 | 299 | 44 (14.71) | 18 (31) | 26 (44.8) | 29 (50) | 15 (25.9) | 13 (22.4) | 10 (17.2) |
 Female | 386 | 85 | 14 (16.47) | 02 (3.4) | 12 (20.7) | 05 (8.6) | 09 (15.5) | 0 | 07 (12.1) |
Multiplicity of infections | |||||||||
 SGI | – | ND | 39 (67.2) | 12 (20.7) | 27 (46.6) | 24 (41.4) | 15 (25.9) | 10 (17.2) | 13 (22.4) |
 MGI | – | ND | 19 (32.8) | 08 (13.8) | 11 (19) | 10 (17.2) | 09 (15.5) | 03 (5.2) | 04 (6.9) |
 Total | 1058 | 384 | 58 (15.1) | 20 (34.5) | 38 (65.5) | 34 (58.6) | 24 (41.4) | 13 (22.4) | 17 (29.31) |