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Table 4 Median age and infection status by RDT test in children and adults in the study sites in Cameroon and Senegal

From: Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections and determinants of carriage in a seasonal malaria chemoprevention setting in Northern Cameroon and south Senegal (Kedougou)

Site

Country

SMC area

N

Median age RDT_pos Years (IQR)

Median age RDT_neg Years (IQR)

p (Wilcoxon ranksum)

Adamaoua

CAM

No

2240

8 (4–17)

12 (5–25)

p < 0.0001

North

CAM

Yes

2084

8 (4–12)

6 (3–75)

p = 0.0003

Kedougou

SEN

Yes

1773

11 (7–16)

12 (6–27)

p = 0.0009

  1. CAM: Cameroon, SEN: Southern Senegal