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Table 4 Prevalence of msp1 and msp2 allelic families per age group

From: Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 genetic diversity and allele frequencies in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Age group

K1

n (%)

MAD

n (%)

RO33

n (%)

3D7

n (%)

FC27

n (%)

< 5 years

55 (77.5)

29 (40.9)

25 (35.2)

59/62 (95.2)

28/62 (45.2)

> 5 years

106 (76.9)

57 (41.3)

51 (37.0)

116/126 (92.0)

50/126 (39.7)

P-value

0.9

0.9

0.7

0.3

0.3