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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants with uncomplicated malaria

From: Comparative analysis of asexual and sexual stage Plasmodium falciparum development in different red blood cell types

UM

HB genotype

HbAA (n = 45)

HbAC (n = 19)

HbAS (n = 15)

Sex (F/M)

20/22

11/7

5/10

Age (years)

 Min–max

1–15

1–15

1–12

 Median (IQR)

6 (3–8)

5 (4–9.5)

7 (5–8.25)

 RDT (%)

100

100

100

  1. Uncomplicated malaria—axillary temperature at or above 37.5 °C and presence of malaria parasites by microscopy; afebrile—axillary temperature below 37.5 °C and absence of malaria parasites by microscopy as well as negative by a malaria RDT
  2. F female, M male, BG blood group, PD Parasite density measured as parasite, p per microlitre; min minimum, max maximum, IQR interquartile range (25–75%); RDT HRP2 based malaria rapid diagnostic test positivity rate, Temp axillary temperature, ND not done, NP no parasite observed by microscopy