Large Variations in Malaria Parasite Carriage by Afebrile School Children Living in Nearby Communities in the Central Region of Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of enrolled children.

	Presby (66)	St. Lawrence (100)	Ewim (82)	Ntranoa (70)	Kuful (90)	Simiw (120)	Total (528)
Sex (M/F)	31/35	33/67	43/39	26/44	35/55	69/51	237/291
Age (years)
Mean (95% CI)	9.33 (8.9–9.8)	11.17 (10.8–11.5)	8.28 (7.6–8.9)	12.8 (12.5–13.1)	7.07 (6.7–7.5)	8.27 (7.8–8.8)	9.35 (9.1–9.6)
Min-max	4–13	7–15	3–13	9–14	5–12	4–13	3–15

M, male; F, female; N, total number of positive samples; RDT, PfHRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test kit; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; Min, minimum value; Max, maximum value. The schools are listed with the total number of children in parentheses.