Table 1 Characteristics of P. falciparum patients (N = 1962)
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 1562 (79.6) |
 Female | 400 (20.4) |
Median age, IQR | 24, 20−31 |
 15−24 | 1007 (51.3) |
 25−34 | 559 (28.5) |
 35−44 | 246 (12.5) |
 ≥ 45 | 150 (7.6) |
Ethnicity | |
 Burmese | 842 (42.9) |
 Karen | 460 (23.4) |
 Mon | 365 (18.6) |
 Thai | 231 (11.8) |
 African | 20 (1.0) |
 Others | 44 (2.3) |
Occupation (N = 1955) | |
 Manual labourers | 1150 (58.8) |
 Unemployed | 338 (17.3) |
 Farmers | 216 (11.0) |
 Employees | 148 (7.6) |
 Merchants | 50 (2.6) |
 Others forest-relateda | 53 (2.7) |
History of malaria infection | |
 0 | 981 (50.0) |
 1 | 461 (23.5) |
 ≥ 2 | 383 (19.5) |
 No data | 137 (7.0) |