Table 2 |
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Malaria prevalence in fever cases and controls and the fractions of malaria-attributable fevers by age group. Health facilities surveys. Na = not applicable (when the OR = 0 this value cannot be calculated using the standard formula). |
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| Age group |
Fever cases |
Controls |
OR |
95% CI |
Fractions of malaria attributable fevers |
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| Infants 0–1 year |
0/63 (0%) |
2/140 (1.4%) |
0.00 |
0.00–9.16 |
Na |
| Children 1–5 years |
5/68 (6.8%) |
4/137 (2.8%) |
2.64 |
0.59–12.19 |
0.04 |
| Children 6–15 years |
0/35 (0%) |
1/78 (1.3%) |
0.00 |
0.00–40.03 |
na |
| Adults >15 years |
2/213 (0.9%) |
11/529 (2.0%) |
0.45 |
0.10–2.05 |
-0.01¥ |
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¥ Since the OR<1, the fraction of malaria attributable fevers is <0, suggesting that the true rate of malaria fevers is zero. |
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Wang et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:45 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-45 |
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