Table 1 Characteristics of survey samples from Tigray, Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz Regions of Ethiopia, 2015
From: Assessment of subpatent Plasmodium infection in northwestern Ethiopia
Characteristics | Number | Proportion (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | N = 2608 |  |
 Female | 1364 | 52.3 (50.4–54.2) |
 Male | 1244 | 47.7 (45.8–49.6) |
Age | N = 2608 |  |
 < 5 | 1145 | 43.6 (42.0–45.8) |
 5–14 years | 508 | 19.5 (18.0–21.0) |
 15–24 years | 325 | 12.5 (11.2–13.8) |
 25–49 years | 460 | 17.6 (16.2–19.1) |
 > 50 years | 170 | 6.5 (5.6–7.5) |
Elevation | N = 2608 |  |
 < 2000 m | 2134 | 81.8 (80.3–83.3) |
 ≥ 2000 m | 474 | 18.2 (16.7–19.7) |
Use of bed nets | N = 1798 |  |
 Yes | 1072 | 59.6 (57.3–61.9) |
 No | 726 | 40.4 (38.1–42.7) |
Seropositivity | N = 1354 |  |
 P. falciparum (MSP-1 or AMA-1) | 559 | 41.3 (38.7–43.9) |
 P. vivax (MSP-1 or AMA-1) | 461 | 34.0 (31.6–36.6) |
 P. malariae (MSP-1) | 94 | 7.0 (5.7–8.4) |
 P. ovale (MSP-1) | 66 | 4.9 (3.8–6.2) |
 Any Plasmodium (MSP-1 or AMA-1) | 694 | 51.3 (48.6–53.9) |