Research Article
Low Frequency of Asymptomatic and Submicroscopic Plasmodial Infections in Urabá Region in Colombia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characterization.
| | | Subjects | Total
n=399
n () | Asymptomatic infection
n=8
n () |
| | Sex | Male | 178 (44.6) | 7 (87.5) | | | Female | 221 (55.4) | 1 (12.5) |
| | Ethnicity | Afro-Americans | 46 (11.5) | 1 (12.5) | | | Indigenous | 11 (2.8) | - | | | Mestizo | 341 (85.5) | 7 (87.5) | | | Caucasian | 1 (0.3) | - |
| | | Housewife | 135 (33.8) | 1 (12.5) | | | Student | 121 (30.3) | 5 (62.5) | | Occupation | Farmer | 56 (14) | 1 (12.5) | | | Merchant | 5 (1.3) | - | | | Office worker | 1 (0.3) | - | | | Arts and crafts | 13 (3.3) | - | | | Others | 8 (2) | 1 (12.5) |
| | Previous episode of malaria | Less than one month | 10 (2.5) | 1 (12.5) | | | One to six months | 22 (5.5) | 1 (12.5) | | | Seven to twelve months | 15 (3.8) | 1 (12.5) | | | > 1 year | 114 (28.6) | - | | | Unknown date | 50 (12.5) | - |
| | Last Plasmodium species diagnosed (any time) | P. Vivax | 93 (23.3) | 3 (37.5) | | | P. Falciparum | 16 (4.1) | - | | | Mixed | 10 (2.5) | - | | | Unknown | 92 (23.1) | - |
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Chi-square test; P=0.025 (Fisher test); Chi-square test; P=0.056 (Fisher test). |
