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Table 3 Main characteristics of malaria cases of Equatorial Guinea versus the rest of sub-Saharan Africa

From: Imported malaria cases: the connection with the European ex-colonies

 

Equatorial Guinea

Rest of sub-Saharan Africa

p value

Cases in the region of Aragon, Spain (1996–2017) (N = 538)

 

N = 259

N = 279

 

Sex; N (%)

 Male

106 (40.9%)

211 (75.6%)a

< 0.001

 Female

153 (59.1%)a

68 (24.4%)

Age (years); N (%)

 < 5

41 (16%)a

21 (7.5%)

0.009

 5–14

46 (17.9%)

41 (14.7%)

 15–39

115 (44.7%)

150 (53.8%)a

 ≥ 40

55 (21.4%)

67 (24%)

Plasmodium species; N (%)

 P. falciparum

228 (90.5%)

220 (91.3%)

0.755

 Other Plasmodium

24 (9.5%)

21 (8.7%)

Place of residence

 Urban

244 (94.2%)a

202 (72.4%)

< 0.001

 Rural

15 (5.8%)

77 (27.6%)a

Cases in the main province (2000–2017) (N = 438)

 

N = 238

N = 200

 

Reason for travel; N (%)

 Immigrant

68 (28.6%)a

32 (16.0%)

0.001

 VFR

155 (65.1%)

141 (70.5%)

 Traveller

15 (6.3%)

27 (13.5%)a

Chemoprophylaxis; N (%)

 Yes

41 (17.7%)

29 (15.5%)

0.837

 No

171 (73.7%)

141 (75.4%)

 Incomplete

20 (8.6%)

17 (9.1%)

  1. The lost cases of each variable are not included in the table
  2. aVariables that obtained statistically significant association