Table 1 The distribution of the incidence of confirmed malaria cases (all types, P. falciparum and P. vivax) per village in 497 villages in East Shoa, Central Ethiopia
Variables | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of examined outpatients | 597 | 1625 | 63 | 1 | 20021 |
No. of malaria cases (all types) | 165 | 467 | 19 | 0 | 5873 |
No. of P. falciparum cases | 99 | 325 | 12 | 0 | 3919 |
No. of P. vivax cases | 68 | 185 | 7 | 0 | 1999 |
No. of P. falciparum gametocytes | 13 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 547 |
No. of P. vivax gametocytes | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Proportion of malaria cases | 0.276 | 0.099 | 0.254 | 0 | 1.00 |
Proportion of P. falciparum cases | 0.165 | 0.094 | 0.143 | 0 | 1.00 |
Proportion of P. vivax cases | 0.113 | 0.056 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Proportion of P. falciparum cases with gametocytes | 0.022 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 0 | 1.00 |
Proportion of P. vivax cases with gametocytes | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Median age of malaria cases (all types) (yrs) | 17.9 | 2.97 | 18 | 1 | 44 |
Median age of P. falciparum cases | 18.5 | 2.98 | 19 | 1 | 68 |
Median age of P. vivax cases | 16.7 | 3.74 | 17 | 1 | 52 |
Median age of P. falciparum gametocyte carriers | 19 | 5.03 | 20 | 1 | 68 |
Median age P. vivax gametocyte carriers | 13.2 | 9.14 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 30 |