Table 3 Prevalence of peripheral parasitaemia in infants at 6 and 12 months of age
Methods of detection | ISTi (10 clusters) | PCDi (11 clusters) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 313 | N = 444 | N = 757 | |
6 months | |||
 By RDTa | |||
  P. falciparum | 2/278 (0.7) | 5/390 (1.3) | 7/668 (1.0) |
  P. vivax | 0/278 (0) | 0/390 (0) | 0/668 (0) |
 By microscopy | |||
  P. falciparum | 1/278 (0.4) | 4/390 (1.0) | 5/668 (0.7) |
  P. vivax | 1/278 (0.4) | 1/390 (0.3) | 2/668 (0.3) |
12 months | |||
 By RDT | |||
  P. falciparum | 8/253 (3.2) | 10/374 (2.7) | 18/627 (2.9) |
  P. vivax | 0/253 (0) | 0/374 (0) | 0/627 (0) |
 By microscopy | |||
  P. falciparum | 3/254 (1.2) | 3/376 (0.8) | 6/630 (1.0) |
  P. vivax | 4/254 (1.6) | 5/376 (1.3) | 9/630 (1.4) |
 By PCR | |||
  P. falciparum or mixed infections | 21/247 (8.5) | 40/362 (11.0) | 61/609 (10.0) |
  P. vivax or mixed infections | 6/247 (2.4) | 13/362 (3.6) | 19/609 (3.1) |
 Sub-patent infections | |||
  P. falciparum | 19/246 (7.7) | 38/356 (10.7) | 57/602 (9.5) |
  P. vivax | 4/246 (1.6) | 10/356 (2.8) | 14/602 (2.3) |
 Composite of any methods | 33/254 (13.0) | 57/379 (15.0) | 90/633 (14.2) |