Table 1 |
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Malaria infection rates in cases and controls, by age groups. Health facility-based surveys |
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| Age groups |
Cases Positive/Total % |
Controls Positive/Total % |
OR |
95% CI |
P value |
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| Infants 0–1 year |
2/99 (2.0%) |
4/116 (3.4%) |
0.59 |
0.07–3.82 |
0.84 |
| Children 1–5 years |
15/213 (7.0%) |
8/178 (4.5%) |
1.57 |
0.61–4.14 |
0.43 |
| Children 6–15 years |
7/97 (7.2%) |
2/56 (3.6%) |
2.02 |
0.37–14.62 |
0.61 |
| Adults >15 years |
13/308 (4.2%) |
8/423 (1.9%) |
2.23 |
0.85–5.96 |
0.11 |
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Wang et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-28 |
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