| Age Group | No. of Samples | Light Microscopy | Nested PCR | P-Value | ||
| P. falciparum (%) | Non-P. falciparum (%) | P. falciparum (%) | Non-P. falciparum (%) | |||
| 0 - 10 | 26 | 26 (86.7) | 04 (13.3) | 21 (70.0) | 09 (30.0) | <0.0025 |
| 11 - 20 | 16 | 16 (66.7) | 08 (33.3) | 13 (54.2) | 11 (45.8) |
|
| 21 - 30 | 10 | 10 (62.5) | 06 (37.5) | 07 (43.8) | 09 (56.2) |
|
| 31 - 40 | 08 | 08 (57.1) | 06 (42.9) | 05 (35.7) | 09 (64.3) |
|
| 41 - 50 | 02 | 02 (50.0) | 02 (50.0) | 02 (50.0) | 02 (50.0) |
|
| 51 - 60 | 03 | 03 (50.0) | 03 (50.0) | 02 (33.3) | 04 (66.7) |
|
| 61 - 70 | 01 | 01 (50.0) | 01 (50.0) | 01 (50.0) | 01 (50.0) |
|
| 71 - 80 | 01 | 01 (25.0) | 03 (75.0) | 01 (25.0) | 03 (75.0) |
|
| Total | 67 | 67 (67.0) | 33 (33.0) | 52 (52.0) | 48 (48.0) |
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