Table 1 Malaria prevalence in the Handeni and Moshi district.

From: Deletions of the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 genes are common in field isolates from north-eastern Tanzania

 

Handeni

Moshi

Both Sites

N

%

95% C.I.

N

%

95% C.I.

N

%

95% C.I.

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

RTD positive*

203

38.59

35.42

43.88

1

0.21

0.03

1.49

204

20.44

18.29

23.36

Microscope positive

89

16.95

13.95

20.37

6

1.27

0.57

2.80

95

9.52

7.85

11.50

PCR positive

116

22.05

18.71

25.80

19

4.03

2.58

6.23

135

13.53

11.54

15.80

  1. *HRP2 only or both HRP2 and LDH.
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