Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Sensitive near point-of-care detection of asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in African endemic countries

Characteristics

n (%)

Sex

Male

289 (43.0)

Female

383 (57.0)

Age groups in years

0.5–4

78 (11.6)

5–14

198 (29.5)

15–29

126 (18.7)

30–59

188 (28.0)

≥60

82 (12.2)

Symptomatic status

Symptomatic

26 (3.9)

Asymptomatic

646 (96.1)

Sample collection sites

The Gambia

281 (41.8)

Burkina Faso

391 (58.2)

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