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Table 4 Median age in years of children from Muheza admitted with severe falciparum malaria during each year of surveillance

From: Decreasing incidence of severe malaria and community-acquired bacteraemia among hospitalized children in Muheza, north-eastern Tanzania, 2006-2010

Time period (number of children)

Median age in years

N = 1, 356

1 June 2006 - 31 May 2007 (N = 664)

1.7

1 June 2007 - 31 May 2008 (N = 379)

2.0

1 June 2008 - 31 May 2009 (N = 180)

2.4

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010 (N = 133)

2.5

Test for temporal trend

< 0.0001