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 4 Relationship between the multiplicity of infection, parasite density and age

Center	Characteristics	Mean parasite densities	P-value	MOI	P-value
Hôpital de Mfilou	Age groups
	< 5 years	22,167.18	0.037	3.25	0.956
	≥ 5 years	9847		3.15
	Gender
	Female	20,092.53	0.197	1.88	0.007
	Male	10,161.76		2.38
CSI « Maman Mboualé»	Age groups
	< 5 years	32,109.11	0.012	2.18	0.469
	≥ 5 years	15,816.28		2.63
	Gender
	Female	18,330.68	0.961	2.14	0.841
	Male	18,645.53		2.17
LNSP	Age groups
	< 5 years	–	–	–	–
	≥ 5 years	1320.33		1.89
	Gender
	Female	932.00	0.639	1.48	0.876
	Male	1708.67		1.50

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