Plasmodium species by microscopy study (n1 = 573; n2 = 200; (N = 773)
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Overall positivity, % (n)
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35.1 (201)
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20.0 (40)**
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31.2 (241)
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P. falciparum, % (n)
|
33.7 (193)
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19 (38)
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29.9 (231)
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P. malariae, % (n)
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0.7 (4)
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0 (0)
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0.5 (4)
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P. falciparum/P. malariae, % (n)
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0.7 (4)
|
1 (2)
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0.8 (6)
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Plasmodium species by sub-microscopy study (n1 = 373; n2 = 159; (N = 532)
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Overall positivity, % (n)
|
59.8 (228)
|
73.0 (116)**
|
63.7 (339)
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Mono-infection
|
P. falciparum
|
41.0 (153)
|
56.0 (89)
|
45.5 (242)
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P. malariae
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5.1 (19)
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3.8 (6)
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4.7 (25)
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P. ovale
|
1.1 (4)
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0.0 (0)
|
0.8 (4)
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Co-infection
|
P. falciparum/P. malariae
|
7.8 (29)
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9.4 (15)
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8.3 (44)
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P. falciparum/P. ovale
|
2.7 (10)
|
2.5 (4)
|
2.6 (14)
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P. malariae/P. ovale
|
0.3 (1)
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0 (0)
|
0.2 (1)
|
P. falciparum/P. malariae/P. ovale
|
1.9 (7)
|
1.3 (2)
|
1.7 (9)
|