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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals tested for malaria at TPC hospital from 2009 to 2018 N = 73,694

From: Ten years of monitoring malaria trend and factors associated with malaria test positivity rates in Lower Moshi

Variable

n

%

Age category

 0–5

13,633

18.50

 6–15

10,244

13.90

 16–30

1158

26.00

 31–45

17,417

23.63

 46–65

9003

12.22

 66 + 

4239

5.75

Median age in years (range)

26 (0–110)

 

Gender

 Female

38,351

52.04

 Male

35,343

47.96

Malaria test

 Positive

895

1.21

 Negative

72,799

98.79

Parasitaemia (n = 872)

 Low parasitaemia

309

35.44

 Moderate parasitaemia

337

38.65

 High parasitaemia

216

24.77

 Hyperparasitaemia

10

1.15

Geometric mean (SD)

2035 (4.84)

 
  1. SD Standard deviation