Table 1

Data from village surveys and the clinic on reported fever and malaria infection.

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Fever reported
Fever not reported
Fisher's exact tests of association of fever with infection


Village surveys, age <15 yrs

P. falciparum +ve
2 (3.2%)
3 (0.54%)
P = 0.082
P. vivax +ve
7(11.1%)
3 (0.54%)
P = 0.000007
Total slides
63
560


Village surveys, age >14 yrs

P. falciparum +ve
9 (1.8%)
10 (0.24%)
P = 0.00006
P. vivax +ve
10 (2.0%)
8 (0.19%)
P = 0.000003
Total slides
498
4106


Clinic (age >14 yrs)

P. falciparum +ve
39 (45.35%)
10 (66.67%)
χ2 = 0.39, P = 0.53
P. vivax +ve
47 (54.65%)
5 (33.33%)
χ2 = 0.14, P = 0.51
Total slides
86
15


Pethleart et al. Malaria Journal 2004 3:34   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-34