The results show that having disorder S provides some protection against malaria, especially for children aged 8 to 10, where the incidence is lowest (45%). The percentage incidence is below 100% for all age groups up to 10, indicating protection. However, this protective effect seems to decrease in older children (>10 years old), where the incidence rises to 73%.
The results show an interaction where disorder S appears to offer some protection against malaria.
1. **General Protection:** All the percentage values are below 100%. This means that in every age group studied, children with disorder S had a lower incidence of malaria compared to children without the disorder. This suggests having disorder S is advantageous in areas where malaria is common.
2. **Age-related Trend:** The protective effect is strongest in the 8 to 10 age group, where the incidence of malaria is only 45% of that in children without disorder S. The protection seems to decrease from age 2 up to age 10, but then the incidence rises again for children over 10 (to 73%), suggesting the protective effect may weaken in older children.
(This pattern is characteristic of Sickle Cell Anaemia, where being a carrier (heterozygous) provides resistance to malaria).
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