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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of asymptomatic (N = 266) and symptomatic (N = 196) participants

From: Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking pfhrp2/3 genes among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Variables

Number (%)

Asymptomatic infection

 Sex

  Female

136 (51)

  Male

130 (49)

 Age med. (IQR)

9 (7–11)

  6–9

147 (55)

  10–14

119 (48)

 Location

  Rural

168 (63)

  Urban

98 (37)

Symptomatic infection

 Sex

  Female

94 (48)

  Male

102 (52)

 Age med. (IQR)

8 (7–11)

  6–9

132 (67)

  10–14

64 (33)

 Location

  Rural

102 (52)

  Urban

94 (48)

  1. IQR interquartile range, med. median