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Table 3 Distribution of P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri by location, health status, age and gender (N = 71)

From: Malaria parasite species composition of Plasmodium infections among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in rural and urban areas of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Poc (N = 53)

Pow (N = 17)

Poc + Pow (N = 1)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Location

 Rural

43 (86.0)

7 (14.0)

0 (0.0)

 Urban

10 (47.6)

10 (47.6)

1 (4.8)

Health status

 Asymptomatic

33 (76.7)

10 (23.3)

0 (0.0)

 Symptomatic

20 (71.4)

7 (25.0)

1 (3.4)

Age (years)

 6–9

28 (70.0)

11 (27.5)

1 (2.5)

 10–14

25 (80.7)

6 (19.3)

0 (0.0)

Gender

 Female

22 (73.3)

7 (23.3)

1 (3.3)

 Male

31 (75.6)

10 (24.4)

0 (0.0)

  1. Poc, P. ovale curtisi; Pow, P. ovale wallikeri