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Table 3 Comparison between infected and uninfected women of childbearing age

From: Malaria in children and women of childbearing age: infection prevalence, knowledge and use of malaria prevention tools in the province of Nyanga, Gabon

 

Cities (%; n/N)

 
 

Mabanda

Mayumba

Moabi

Moulingui-Binza

Tchibanga

Total

Parameters 

 Positive RDT (%; n/N)

3.6% (3/83)

0.0% (0/188)

14.8% (24/162)

9.2% (8/87)

18.7% (145/776)

180

 Mean age ± SD (years)

16.8 ± 15.2

1.6 ± 14.7

15.7 ± 13.1

15.1 ± 15.8

16.0 ± 14.7

 

Categories

 

 Children (≤ 5 years)

4.9% (2/41)

0.0% (0/114)

23.0% (20/87)

12.0% (6/50)

21.7% (83/382)

111

 Women of childbearing age (15–49 years)

2.4% (1/42)

0.0% (0/63)

6.2% (4/65)

2.9% (1/34)

14.4% (51/354)

57

 Pregnant women (15–49 years)

0.0% (0/11)

0.0% (0/10)

33.3% (1/3)

30.6% (11/36)

12

Women occupation (N = 68)

 

 Student

50.0% (2/4)

50.0% (1/2)

19.7% (12/61)

15

 Worker

25.0% (1/4)

19.7% (12/61)

13

 Unemployed

100% (1/1)

25.0% (1/4)

50.0% (1/2)

60.7% (37/61)

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