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Table 1 Demographic data of participants involved in the study from the two sites

From: Seasonal variations in Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in asymptomatic children living in southern Ghana

 

Obom

Abura

P value

Age-range (years)

6–12

6–12

 

Mean age ± SD

8.96 ± 0.17

9.10 ± 0.12

0.8

Geographic setting

semi-rural

semi-urban

 

Average sex ratio (M:F)

1:1

1:1

 

MOIa (GM)

2.1

1.4

< 0.0001

MOI (range)

1.82–2.50

1.17–1.48

 

N

83

154

 
  1. MOI Multiplicity of Infection, GM Geometric mean (GM); Age range of children enrolled, SD Standard deviation, M/F Male to Female ratio, N initial number of children enrolled
  2. aaverage of the four time points
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