Table 2 Plasmodium falciparum Positive Blood Smears Detected in Hospital Laboratories

Total tested

317

307

312

Positive N (%)

98 (30.9)

88 (28.7)

71 (22.8)

Gender N (%)

Male

41/127 (32.3)

41/118 (34.7)

41/136 (30.1)

Female

57/190 (30.0)

47/189 (24.9)

30/176 (17.0)

Age N (%)

 < 5 years

28/66 (42.4)

11/41 (26.8)

2/11 (18.2)

5–15 years

40/96 (41.7)

54/114 (47.4)

22/58 (37.9)

 > 15 years

30/155 (19.4)

23/152 (15.1)

47/243 (19.3)