Table 5 Plasmodium species and malaria morbidity among age groups in the three study villages of Dirashe Woreda (August 2015-April 2016)
Village | Age category | Tested | Positive n (%) | Pf n (%) | Pv n (%) | Mixed n (%) | χ 2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gato | < 1 year | 215 | 8 (3.7) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 5 (62.5) | ||
1–4 years | 460 | 45 (9.8) | 12 (26.7) | 4 (8.9) | 29 (64.4) | |||
5–14 years | 408 | 117 (28.7) | 26 (22.2) | 13 (11.1) | 78 (66.7) | 14.2 | 0.030 | |
> 15 years | 751 | 163 (21.7) | 64 (39.3) | 21 (12.9) | 78 (47.8) | |||
Total | 1834 | 333 (18.0) | 103 (31) | 40 (12.0) | 190 (57) | |||
Onota | < 1 year | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | ||
1–4 years | 29 | 4 (13.8) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 | |||
5–14 years | 38 | 7 (18.4) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0 | 2.9 | 0.800 | |
> 15 years | 113 | 28 (24.8) | 16 (57.2) | 10 (35.7) | 2 (7.1) | |||
Total | 190 | 40 (21.0) | 23 (57.5) | 15 (37.5) | 2 (5.0) | |||
Layignaw-Arguba | < 1 year | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | ||
1–4 years | 34 | 2 (5.9) | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 | |||
5–14 years | 60 | 5 (8.3) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 0 | 2.3 | 0.510 | |
> 15 years | 116 | 24 (20.7) | 11 (45.8) | 13 (54.2) | 0 | |||
Total | 216 | 32 (15) | 13 (40.6) | 19 (59.4) | 0 | |||
Overall total | < 1 year | 231 | 10 (4.3) | 2 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 5 (50) | ||
1–4 years | 523 | 51 (9.8) | 15 (29.4) | 7 (13.7) | 29 (56.9) | |||
5–14 years | 506 | 129 (25.5) | 31 (24.0) | 20 (15.5) | 78 (60.5) | 21.7 | 0.001 | |
> 15 years | 980 | 215 (22.0) | 91 (42.3) | 44 (20.5) | 80 (37.2) | |||
Total | 2240 | 405 (18.0) | 139 (34.3) | 74 (18.3) | 192 (47.4) |