Variable No. examined No. infected Prevalence ()      Intensity (parasite/μl of blood)
Mean Std. error. 95 confidence interval
Age (years)
≤10 103 77 16.3 2411.21 283.42 1849.05- 2973.37
11-20 110 71 15.1 2374.95 222.98 1933.01-  2816.90
21-30 112 75 15.9 2114.12 235.76 1646.95- 2581.28
31-40 40 11 2.3 1099.20 337.32 2926.20 - 1781.49
≥41 106 66 14.0 1664.45 185.52 1296.60- 2032.30
P. value     <0.001 0.001    
Gender
Male 228 148 31.4 2068.62 161.37 1750.64- 2386.60
Female 243 152 32.3 2037.60 155.46 1731.38 - 2343.81
P .value     0.594 0.890    
Total 471 300 63.7 2052.61 111.84 1832.84-2272.39
Table 1: Prevalence and intensity of malaria infection in relation to age and sex.