Table 1 Demographic profile of study population

Number of patients tested for P. falciparum malaria

480

616

787

1883

Number of patients microscopically positive for malaria

114

117

153

384

Prevalence of symptomatic malaria (%)

23.75

18.99

19.44

20.39

Sex of participants

 Test

  Male

61

54

70

185

  Female

63

55

81

199

 Control

  Male

11

14

15

40

  Female

11

14

15

40

Participants age groups

 Test (years)

  < 5

32

51

78

161

  ≥ 5

82

66

75

223

 Control (years)

  < 5

8

10

11

29

  ≥ 5

14

18

19

51

Parasite density (parasite/μL) (years)

 < 5

145,629

128,302

134,870

136,267 ± 8748.23^a

 ≥ 5

45,595

20,040

33,101

32,912 ± 12,778.54^a