Dynamics of the Composition of Plasmodium Species Contained within Asymptomatic Malaria Infections in the Central Region of Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study participants.

	November, 2017	December, 2019	T-test ( value)
Overall
Male (n/N, %)	104/210 (49.50)	66/164 (40.20)	0.076
Age (yrs) (GM: 95% CI)	7.4 (7.1–7.7)	9.9 (9.4–10.4)	<0.0001
Microscopy (n/N, %)	54/210 (25.70)	47/164 (28.70)	0.558
PD (/μl) (GM: 95% CI)	613 (446–1165)	727 (480–929)	0.445
<10
Microscopy (n/N, %)	14/60 (23.3)	35/129 (27.1)	0.58
PD (/μl) (GM: 95% CI)	588 (339–1043)	1220 (410–4064)	0.076
≥10
Microscopy (n/N, %)	40/150 (26.7)	12/35 (34.3)	0.38
PD (/μl) (GM: 95% CI)	694 (286–1824)	608 (348–1042)	0.9

PD, parasite density; yrs, years; GM, geometric mean; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; n, number of samples; N, total number of samples; microscopy, microscopy positive samples; M, male participants. value calculated using Fisher’s exact test.