Variable | Survey period | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 2018 (dry season) | June 2018 (wet season) | Feb 2019 (dry season) | June 2019 (wet season) | |
Age group (yrs.) n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 5 | 96 (15.7) | 139 (18.9) | 163 (22.6) | 144 (17.0) |
 5–14 | 210 (34.4) | 285 (38.7) | 250 (34.7) | 260 (30.6) |
 ≥ 15 | 304 (49.8) | 313 (42.5) | 307 (42.6) | 445 (52.4) |
Microscopic malaria parasite prevalence % (n) | 18.5 (113/610) | 14.2 (105/737) | 3.3 (24/720) | 1.3 (11/849) |
Malaria parasite prevalence by qPCR % (n) | 37.4 (228/610) | 25.1 (185/737) | 10.4 (75/720) | 6.7 (57/849) |
Geometric mean parasite density (parasites/µl of blood) | 2229 | 353 | 578 | 184 |
Plasmodium falciparum parasite density category % (N) | 100% (113) | 100% (102) | 100% (24) | 100% (11) |
Low % (n) | 33.6 (38) | 77.8 (77) | 58.3 (14) | 90.9 (10) |
Moderate % (n) | 36.3 (41) | 19.2 (19) | 41.7 (10) | 9.1 (1) |
High % (n) | 27.4 (31) | 3.0 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
Hyper % (n) | 2.7 (3) | (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |