Increase in malaria prevalence and age of at risk population in different areas of Gabon

Malaria Journal

Table 2 febrile patients and malaria infection according to age and site

Location	Year	< 5 years		> 5 years		OR for malaria in 5–10 years	p value
		n	IF^α, %	n	IF^α, %
Oyem	2005	632	47.8		ND*
Oyem	2008	567	37.0	122	47.5	1.54 [1.04-2.28]	0.02
Oyem	2011	2,773	38.7	1201	56.3	2.03 [1.02-4.03]	0.05
Libreville	2005	1,347	32.1	427	14.7	0.37 [0.27-0.49]	<0.01
Libreville	2008	3,630	13.0	1054	23.0	2.00 [1.68-2.37]	<0.01
Libreville	2011	351	17.9	126	41.3	3.21 [2.06-5.02]	<0.01
Melen	2005	1,813	33.9	496	43.7	1.51 [1.22-1.83]	<0.01
Melen	2011	1,008	25.4	450	44.4	2.35 [1.86-2.97]	<0.01
Pog	2005	557	2.3	2	ND**
Pog	2011	214	3.7	61	16.4	5.05 [1.9-13.44]	<0.01
Total		11,231	3062

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