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Table 2 Parasite density and gametocytaemia among Plasmodium falciparum-infected schoolchildren in Bajil district, Hodeidah governorate, Yemen (2017–2018)

From: Uncomplicated falciparum malaria among schoolchildren in Bajil district of Hodeidah governorate, west of Yemen: association with anaemia and underweight

Variable

n (%)

Parasite density (parasites/μL)

 Mean ± SD: 244.3 ± 299.3

 Range: 32–1098

 Low (< 1000)

31 (96.9)

 Moderate (1000–9999)

1 (3.1)

 High (≥ 10,000)

0 (0.0)

Gametocytaemia

 Yes

12 (37.5)

 No

20 (62.5)

  1. The total number of P. falciparum-infected children was 32
  2. SD standard deviation