Table 1

Characteristics of the randomly selected samples for the analysis of molecular markers of drug resistance from cross sectional surveys in December 2001 (Cross1) and January 2003 (Cross 2)


Cross1
N = 171
Cross2
N = 173
P-value

Median age (years) (25–75% percentile)
14
(8.0–27.8)
11
(6.0–23.5)
0.013
Gender, male (%)
43.3
45.7
0.772
Median P. falciparum density, parasites/μl (25–75% percentile)
125
(63–423)
332
(84–2242)
< 0.001
Donors with temperature >37.5°C (%)
4.1
4.6
0.982

P-values: Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test or χ2-tests comparisons between the two cross sectional surveys.

Enosse et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:115   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-115

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