Table 5 Association of socio-demographic characteristics with microscopic P. malariae infection

Overall

573

1.4(8)

–

200

1.0 (2)

–

Seasons

 Rainy

292

2.1 (6)

2.9 (0.5–14.2)

0.1918

88

0.0 (0)

0.3 (0.0 –5.2)

0.374

 Dry

281

0.7 (2)

112

1.8 (2)

Gender

 Female

312

1.6 (5)

1.4 (0.3–5.8)

0.6469

119

0.0 (0)

0.1 (0.0 –2.8)

0.197

 Male

261

1.1 (3)

81

2.5 (2)

Age group (years)

 1–4

58

0.0 (0)

Ref. group

–

16

6.3 (1)

3.5 (0.2–81.1)

0.430

 5–9

126

1.6 (2)

2.3 (0.1–47.6)

0.585

37

0.0 (0)

0.5 (0.0–25.5)

0.746

 10–14

102

2.9 (3)

4.0 (0.2–76.3)

0.355

37

0.0 (0)

0.5 (0.0–25.5)

0.746

 15–19

49

4.1 (2)

5.9 (0.3–120.0)

0.248

19

0.0 (0)

Ref. group

-

 ≥ 20

238

0.4 (1)

0.7 (0.0–17.9)

0.853

91

1.1 (1)

0.7 (0.0–15.4)

0.791

Fever

 Yes (≥ 37.5 °C)

36

2.8 (1)

2.1 (0.3–16.8)

0.473

6

0.0 (0)

5.6 (0.3–105.5)

0.252

 No (< 37.5 °C)

537

1.3 (7)

194

1.0 (2)

Bed net use

 Yes

558

1.4 (8)

0.5 (0.0 –8.1)

0.615

195

1.0 (2)

0.2 (0.0 –2.9)

0.209

 No

15

0.0 (0)

5

0.0 (0)