Rationalization of the Laboratory Diagnosis for Good Management of Malaria: Lessons from Transitional Methods

Table 5

Dispersion around the mean of the parasite densities for each age class.

Age/parasite density	Q1	Q2	Q3
0–11 months	1640	12240	36320
1–4 years of age	2460	13800	35060
4–14 years of age	1680	4400	25050
15 years and more	800	1520	3520