Comparative evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test, an antibody ELISA, and a pLDH ELISA in detecting asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia in blood donors in Buea, Cameroon

Table 1 Distribution of malaria prevalence in the study population according to age and gender

Parameter		n	Prevalence of malaria n (%)	Chi-square (χ ²)	P-value
Gender	Male	1 132	92 (8.1)	0.069	0.794
Gender	Female	108	8 (7.4)	0.069	0.794
Age	<20	22	4 (18.2)	8.833	0.065
	20 – 29	373	29 (7.8)
	30 – 39	516	40 (7.8)
	40 – 49	312	23 (7.4)
	≥50	17	4 (23.5)

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