Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants in four different endemic sites located in the two West African countries

Number (%)

47 (50)

47 (50)

29 (31.2)

64 (68.8)

Mean age (± SD)

26.8 (15.2)

20.4 (13.7)

24 (14.4)

27.8 (18.7)

PD (parasite/μl) mean (range) (Min–max)

27,411.7 (900–164,700)

35,348.9 (1350–207,000)

37,673.9 (34–584,000)

24,981 (149–905,600)

Male

41 (87.2)

23 (48.9)

16 (55.2)

28 (43.8)

Female

6 (12.8)

24 (51.1)

13 (44.8)

36 (56.2)