Table 4 Prevalence and density of malaria parasite in relation to sex and age in the different geographical settings

Sex

 Males

33.8 (22)

11.1(6)

70.2 (40)

38.6 (68)

χ² = 58.179

p = 0.796

1332 ± 4498

(400–92,000)

458 ± 43

(400–600)

1317 ± 237

(320–5600)

1205 ± 1487

(320–92,000)

 Females

21.2(18)

4.2 (4)

71.0(66)

32.1(88)

χ² = 57.433

p = 0.422

802 ± 441

(400–8000)

1505 ± 1812

(400–8000)

2088 ± 305

(320–13,640)

1691 ± 265

(320–13,640)

 Sig. level

χ² = 12.98

p = 0.295

χ² = 4.444

p = 0. 217

χ² = 36.272

p = 0. 681

χ² = 46.465

p = 0. 453

p = 0.421

p = 0.476

p = 0.009

p = 0.007

Age group (yrs)

 0–5

32.6(14)

9.7(3)

74.1(23)

38.1(40)

χ² = 34.509

p = 0. 715

654 ± 136

(400–2000)

400 ± 0.00

(400–400)

2635 ± 666

(760–13,640)

1405 ± 448

(400–13,640)

 6–10

44.4(4)

0.0(0)

85.7(6)

58.8(10)

χ² = 7.917

p = 0. 340

1911 ± 6272

(400–26,000)

0

860 ± 203

(400–1800)

1184 ± 2509

(400–26,000)

 11–20

25.0(1)

14.3(3)

75.0(21)

47.2(25)

χ² = 13.265

p = 0.962

800 ± 0.00

(800–800)

987 ± 1169

(400–4000)

1142 ± 238

(320–4120)

1106 – 233

(320–4120)

 21–35

17.2(5)

4.8(2)

62.3(33)

32.3(40)

χ² = 35.065

p = 0. 767

1067 ± 1059

(400–6000)

1789 ± 3800

(400–8000)

1793 ± 349

(320–8400)

1680 ± 320

(320–8000)

 36–60

24.4(11)

5.6(2)

70.0(14)

26.7(27)

χ² = 38.513

p = 0. 054

1325 ± 8243

(400–92,000)

490 ± 100

(400–600)

2245 ± 551

(1000–8000)

1618 ± 3353

(400–92,000)

  ≥ 61

25.0(5)

0.0(0)

81.8(9)

28.0(14)

χ² = 8.919

p = 0.349

1652 ± 7823

(400–4000)

0

1715 – 406

(400 – 3600)

1692 ± 2749

(400–40,000)

 Sig. level

χ² = 51.09

p = 0. 627

χ² = 9.722

p = 0. 373

χ² = 238.715

p = 0. 053

χ² = 267.677

p = 0. 027

p = 0.807

p = 0.444

p = 0.010

p = 0.575