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Factors associated with IgG+IgA+IgM seroprevalence |
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| P. falciparum IgG+IgA+IgM |
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| n |
negative |
positive |
P |
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|
|
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| Entire cohort |
1,059 |
43.9% |
56.1% |
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| Sex |
Sex ratio (male/female) = 0.59 |
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| Male |
391 |
14.7% |
22.2% |
0.044 |
|
| Female |
668 |
29.2% |
33.9% |
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| Age |
Mean age = 29.56 ± 17.66 years |
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| < 15 years |
251 |
12.9% |
10.8% |
< 0.0001 |
|
| ≥ 15 years |
808 |
31.0% |
45.3% |
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| Social class |
No schooling |
49 |
2.2% |
2.5% |
NS |
| Primary school level |
375 |
16.8% |
18.6% |
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| Secondary school level |
519 |
20.3% |
28.7% |
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| Post-secondary studies |
116 |
4.6% |
6.3% |
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| Travel outside city (previous 6 months) |
No travel |
761 |
33.4% |
38.4% |
0.021 |
| Travel to Central Highlands |
188 |
6.4% |
11.3% |
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| Travel to the coast |
110 |
4.1% |
6.3% |
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| Malaria episodes (previous 6 months) |
0 declared episodes, no treatment |
875 |
36.5% |
46.2% |
NS |
| 1 declared episode with treatment |
134 |
5.7% |
7.0% |
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| More than 1 episode |
50 |
1.8% |
2.9% |
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| Rice field index |
Lower than 26.98% |
785 |
29.6% |
44.5% |
< 0.0001 |
| Higher than 26.99% (last quartile) |
274 |
14.3% |
11.6% |
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|
|
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| Subjects living in the city for more than 4 years and had not travelled outside the city in the previous 6 months |
690 |
46.5% |
53.5% |
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| Sex |
Sex ratio (male/female) = 0.49 |
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| Male |
226 |
14.1% |
18.7% |
NS |
|
| Female |
464 |
32.5% |
34.8% |
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| Age |
Mean age = 30.25 ± 18.07 years |
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| < 15 years |
165 |
13.3% |
10.6% |
0.006 |
|
| ≥ 15 years |
525 |
33.2% |
42.9% |
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| Rice field index |
Lower than 26.98% |
512 |
32.3% |
41.9% |
0.008 |
| Higher than 26.99% (last quartile) |
178 |
14.2% |
11.6% |
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Domarle et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:106 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-106 |
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