Table 8 Association of socio-demographic characteristics and sub-microscopic P. ovale infection detected by PCR

Overall

373

5.9 (22)

–

159

3.8 (6)

–

Seasons

 Rainy

180

5.0 (9)

0.7 (0.3–1.7)

0.479

59

3.4 (2)

0.8 (0.2–4.5)

0.845

 Dry

193

6.7 (13)

100

4.0 (4)

Gender

 Female

220

6.4 (14)

0.8 (0.4–1.9)

0.648

97

1.0 (1)

7.8 (0.9–65.4)

0.058

 Male

153

5.2 (8)

62

8.1 (5)

Age group (years)

 1–4

38

5.3 (2)

1.1 (0.2–7.3)

0.078

15

6.7(1)

2.6 (0.–59.4)

0.544

 5–9

81

4.9 (4)

1.0 (0.2–5.3)

0.988

26

3.8 (1)

1.6 (0.–35.8)

0.782

 10–14

41

4.9 (2)

Ref. group

–

28

0.0 (0)

0.5 (0.–23.1)

0.712

 15–19

31

6.5 (2)

1.3 (0.2–8.9)

0.774

13

0.0 (0)

Ref. group

-

 ≥ 20

182

6.6 (12)

1.4 (0.3–5.8)

0.685

77

5.2 (4)

0.–28.4)

0.743

Fever

 Yes (≥ 37.5 °C)

17

0.0 (0)

0.4 (0.0–7.0)

0.560

3

0.0 (0)

3.0 (0.2–44.9)

0.422

No (< 37.5 °C)

356

6.2 (22)

156

3.8 (6)

Bed net use

 Yes

364

6.0 (22)

1.2 (0.1–18.9)

0.881

155

(6)

0.4 (0.0 –6.4)

0.530

 No

9

0.0 (0)

4

0.0 (0)