Genetic diversity and genetic relatedness in Plasmodium falciparum parasite population in individuals with uncomplicated malaria based on microsatellite typing in Eastern and Western regions of Uganda, 2019–2020

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of samples

Variable	Frequency	Proportion (%)	Sequenced (%)	Microsatellite typing (%)
Variable	Total (n = 147)		(n = 62)	(n = 85)
Age
< 5	50	34.01	40.3	29.4
≥ 5	97	65.99	59.6	70.6
Gender
Male	80	54.42	54.8	54.1
Female	67	45.58	45.2	35.9
Region
Western	68	46.3	37.1	51.7
Eastern	79	53.7	62.9	48.2
Density
< 1000	51	34.69	38.7	45.8
≥ 1000	96	65.31	61.3	54.1
Endemicity
Low transmission	87	59.18	45.2	69.4
Moderate	60	40.82	54.8	30.9

< 5 and ≥ 5 means less than 5 and equal or above years of age respectively. < 1,000 and ≥ 1,000 means parasite densities of less than 1,000 and equal or greater than 1,000 parasites/µL, respectively

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