Table 3 Proportion seropositive for less common malarias [P. malariae Merozoite Surface Protein-1 (PmMSP-1) and P. ovale Merozoite Surface Protein-1 (PoMSP-1)], using the conservative approach to defining seropositive cut-off values, by region and age group, in malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia, 2015

Tigray

1.1 (0.6–2.3)

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

1.1 (0.4–2.9)

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

Afar

1.3 (0.6–3.0)

0.6 (0.1–2.7)

1.8 (0.7–4.2)

0.5 (0.1–4.2)

Amhara

5.0 (3.2–7.6)

2.4 (1.8–3.3)

2.7 (1.1–6.2)

1.0 (0.3–3.1)

Oromia

6.3 (5.0–7.8)

2.0 (1.3–3.0)

5.8 (4.4–7.8)

1.8 (1.0–3.3)

Somali

1.3 (0.6–2.8)

0.1 (0.0–0.8)

1.1 (0.4–2.9)

0

Benishangul-Gumuz

2.1 (1.0–4.4)

0.7 (0.2–2.5)

1.3 (0.4–4.7)

1.5 (0.4–4.9)

Southern Nation and Nationalities People’s

4.9 (3.7–6.3)

0.6 (0.4–1.2)

4.7 (3.1–7.1)

0.7 (0.3–1.8)

Gambela

0.2 (0.1–1.1)

0.1 (0.0–0.5)

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

0

Harari

4.5 (0.6–26.4)

4.0 (0.3–33.6)

0

0

Dire Dawa

2.4 (0.7–8.0)

0.8 (0.1–5.3)

1.7 (0.3–9.9)

0

Total (%)

5.1 (4.4–6.0)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

4.6 (3.6–5.7)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)