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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Variation of prevalence of malaria, parasite density and the multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection throughout the year at three different health centers in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Characteristics

CSI « Maman Mboualé»

HĂ´pital de Mfilou

LNSP

P-value

Total number

416

259

131

 

Gender (F/M)

207/203

131/126

68/63

 

Groups of age (n, %)

 <5 years

99 (23.8)

38 (14.8)

0 (0.0)

 

  ≥ 5 years

317 (76.2)

219 (85.2)

131 (100.0)

 

Mean age ± ET

14.5 ± 13.49

28.6 ± 19.82

42.31 ± 14.84

 

Malaria cases (n, %)

173 (41.6)

62 (23.9)

12 (9.2)

<0.001

Geometric mean parasite density (Min-Max)

2399.30 (16–164,800)

1905.10 (16–100,000)

189.46 (16–8720)

<0.001

Multiplicity of infection

 MSP1

1.70

2.05

1.13

<0.001

 MSP2

1.33

1.51

1.00

<0.001

 MSP1 + 2

2.55

3.23

1.89

<0.001