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

Table 2 Relationship between the proportion of malaria cases, age and gender

Center	Characteristics	All (%)	Proportion of malaria cases (%)	P-value
Hôpital de Mfilou	Age groups
	< 5 years	38 (14.8)	11 (28.9)	0.413
	≥ 5 years	219 (85.2)	50 (22.8)
	Gender
	Female	131 (51.0)	22 (16.8)
	Male	126 (49.0)	38 (30.2)	0.012
CSI « Maman Mboualé»	Age groups
	< 5 years	99 (23.8)	27 (27.3)	0.001
	≥ 5 years	317 (76.2)	146 (46.1)
	Gender
	Female	207 (50.5)	90 (43.5)	0.549
	Male	203 (49.5)	82 (40.4)
LNSP	Age groups
	< 5 years	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	–
	≥ 5 years	131 (100)	12 (09.2)
	Gender
	Female	68 (51.9)	06 (08.8)	0.890
	Male	63 (48.1)	06 (09.5)

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