Variable | P. falciparum gametocytes | Â | Â | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Positive | Prevalence (95% CI) | χ2 | P-value | |
Overall | 825 | 11 | 1.3 (0.7–2.4) |  |  |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 365 | 5 | 1.4 (0.5–3.2) | 11.3 | 0.255 |
 Female | 460 | 6 | 1.3 (0.5–2.8) |  |  |
Age group (year) | |||||
  < 1 | 21 | 0 | – | 47.23 | 0.381 |
 1–4 | 110 | 2 | 1.8 (0.2–6.4) |  |  |
 5–9 | 197 | 3 | 1.5 (0.3–4.4) |  |  |
 10–14 | 156 | 3 | 1.9 (0.4–5.5) |  |  |
 15–19 | 89 | 0 | – |  |  |
  ≥ 20 | 252 | 3 | 1.2 (0.3–3.4) |  |  |
Fevera | |||||
 Yes | 82 | 1 | 1.2 (0.0–6.6) | 11.95 | 0.153 |
 No | 668 | 10 | 1.5 (0.7–2.7) |  |  |
PD (parasites/μl of blood) | |||||
 1–500 | 577 | 12 | 2.1 (1.1–3.6) | 3.19 | 0.202 |
 501–5000 | 207 | 1 | 0.5 (0.0–2.7) |  |  |
  > 5000 | 41 | 0 | – |  |  |
Season | |||||
 Rainy | 560 | 11 | 1.9 (1.0–3.5) | 13.66 | 0.135 |
 Dry | 265 | 0 | – |  |  |