High parasitaemia correlates with malaria episodes and the socioeconomic impact of recurrent malaria infection in high-transmission zone of Nigeria

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Table 1 Malaria prevalence and intensity stratified by age and sex

Variables	Number examined	Prevalence N (%)	Parasitaemia Mean ± SD	95% confidence interval
Age (years)
≤ 10	109	83 (76.2)	2619.33 ± 164.02	2109.04–2730.55
11–20	128	78 (61.0)	3001.95 ± 172.17	2785.11–3417.19
21–30	163	76 (46.6)	2205.02 ± 431.70	1824.85–2225.99
31–40	49	26 (53.1)	1108.20 ± 111.05	1104.46–1431.02
≥ 41	123	61 (50.0)	2018.45 ± 105.12	1739.03–2099.71
p Value		0.003	0.043
Gender
Male	278	154 (53.2)	3148.32 ± 921.30	2930.64–3691.39
Female	294	170 (57.8)	2919.55 ± 353.01	1731.38–2343.81
p Value		0.094	0.040
Overall	572	324 (56.6)	3022.25 ± 1001.51	2692.07–3496.03