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Table 3 Prevalence of gametocytaemia, Magaria, Niger, 2016–2018

From: Prevalence of malaria in an area receiving seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Niger

 

High season

survey 1

October 2016

(N = 588)

Low season

survey 1

December 2016

(N = 634)

High season

survey 2

September 2017

(N = 818)

Low season

survey 2

February 2018

(N = 643)

 

Prevalence

95% CI

Prevalence

95% CI

Prevalence

95% CI

Prevalence

95% CI

Gender

 Male

14.4

10.7–19.0

7.4

4.9–11.0

13.3

10.2–17.3

6.0

3.9–9.2

 Female

11.8

8.3–17.7

8.5

5.6–12.7

9.7

7.2–13.0

5.2

3.2–8.2

Age

 3–59 months

19.3*

14.6–25.2

12.4*

8.6–17.6

16.4*

12.5–21.3

9.9*

6.5–14.8

 5–9 years

18.5

12.7–26.1

13.1

8.6–19.4

16.2

11.5–22.4

6.3

3.5–11.1

  ≥ 10 years

4.9

2.8–8.4

1.5

0.6–3.9

5.5

3.6–8.4

1.6

0.6–4.1

Type of SMC in the area

 DOT

14.1

10.5–18.6

7.7

5.0–11.6

11.5

9.3–14.1

5.6

4.0–7.8

 Non-Dot

11.9

8.4–16.6

8.1

5.4–11.9

  1. *Adjusted Wald p < 0.0001 between both groups of children and adults during each survey; no differences between children aged 3–59 months and 5–9 years in any given survey