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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Prevalence of non-Plasmodium falciparum species in southern districts of Brazzaville in The Republic of the Congo

Characteristics

Districts (n = 773)

Total (n = 773)

District 1 (n = 573)

District 2 (n = 200)

Season,%(n)

 

 Rainy

51.0 (292)

44.0 (88)

49.2 (380)

 Dry

49.0 (281)

56.0 (112)

50.8 (393)

Age, years, median (Max–Min)

15 (1–88)

16 (2–81)

15 (1–88)

Age groups, years,% (n)

 1–4

10.1 (58)

8.0 (16)

9.6 (74)

 5–9

22 (126)

18.5 (37)

21.1 (163)

 10–14

17.8 (102)

18.5 (37)

18.0 (139)

 15–19

8.6 (49)

9.5 (19)

8.8 (68)

 ≥ 20

41.5 (238)

45.5 (91)

42.5 (329)

Gender, % (n)

 Female

54.5 (312)

59.5 (119)

55.8 (431)

 Male

45,5 (261)

40,5 (81)

44.2 (342)

Fever, % (n)

 Yes (≥ 37.5 °C)

6.3 (36)

3 (6)

5.4 (42)

 No (< 37.5 °C)

93.7 (537)

97 (194)

94.6 (731)

Geometric mean (95% CI) of parasitemia (parasite/µl)a

 Afebrile cases

276.8 (205.4—373.1)

161.5 (84.4—309.2)

 

 Febrile cases

443.1 (134.5—1460)

78.2 (5027—1.215e + 006)

 

Hemoglobin, g/dl, % (n)

 < 7

1.2 (7)

1.0 (2)

1.2 (9)

 7–10

10.7 (61)

5.5 (11)

9.3 (72)

  > 10

88.1 (505)

93.5 (187)

89.5 (692)

Bed net use, % (n)

 Yes

97.4 (558)

97.5 (195)

97.4 (753)

 No

2.6 (15)

2.5 (5)

2.6 (20)

  1. The table shows the general characteristics of the participants in the two study areas: Goma Tsé-Tsé District (District 1; 573 participants) and Madibou District (District 2; 200 participants)
  2. CI Confidence interval, Max–Min maximum-minimum, n number of participants,
  3. aFebrile: participants with a temperature ≥ 37.5 °C. Afebrile: participants with a temperature < 37.5 °C