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

Table 2

Prevalence of PCR-detectable parasites in the study population.

	2017	2019	value
Overall
P. falciparum (n/N, %)	129/210 (61.4)	95/164 (57.9)	0.524
P. malariae (n/N, %)	5/210 (2.4)	34/164 (20.7)	<0.0001
P. ovale (n/N, %)	0/210 (0)	15/164 (9.1)	<0.0001
<10
P. falciparum (n/N, %)	82/149 (55)	14/35 (40.9)	0.109
P. malariae (n/N, %)	3/150 (2)	4/35 (11.4)	0.025
P. ovale (n/N, %)	0/150 (0)	3/35 (8.6)	0.006
≥10
P. falciparum (n/N, %)	47/60 (78.3)	81/128 (63.3)	0.039
P. malariae (n/N, %)	2/60 (3.3)	30/128 (23.4)	<0.0001
P. ovale (n/N, %)	0/60 (0)	12/128 (9.4)	0.01

<10, children less than 10 years; ≥10, children aged 10 years or greater; n, number of samples; N, total number of samples.