| Pre-rainy season 2006 | Pre-rainy season 2010 | z | p-value |
Number screened | 1717 | 2155 |
|
|
Fever | 42 (2.3%) | 25 (1.2) | 2.64 | 0.008 |
Any malaria parasitaemia | 156 (9.0%) | 156 (7.2) | 2.05 | 0.040 |
High density malaria parasitaemia | 50 (2.8%) | 49 (2.3) | 0.99 | 0.324 |
Gametocytaemia | 14 (0.8%) | 3 (0.14) | 3.11 | 0.002 |
Anaemia (Hb < 8.0 g/dl) | 135 (7.8%) | 114 (5.3) | 3.16 | 0.002 |
Mean parasite density (SD) | 14,348 (25,313) | 28 (7378) |
| 0.001 |
Mean Hb (SD) | 9.27 (1.29) | 9.7 (1.3) |
| 0.001 |