Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all surveyed population.
Characteristic | Â | Study site | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Ungoye | Mfangano | Takawiri | Kibuogi | Ngodhe | |
Total number of study participants | 5044 | 1239 | 1947 | 888 | 336 | 634 |
Female gender, n (%) | 2623 (52.2) | 628 (50.7) | 998 (51.3) | 468 (52.9) | 194 (57.7) | 344 (54.3) |
Age, median (IQR), years | 10 (6–18) | 10 (5–13) | 11 (6–18) | 10 (5–20) | 10 (5–20) | 12 (7–23) |
0–5 | 1211 (24.0) | 345 (27.9) | 396 (23.4) | 233 (26.3) | 102 (30.4) | 135 (21.3) |
6–10 | 1319 (26.2) | 362 (29.2) | 526 (27.0) | 228 (25.8) | 72 (21.4) | 131 (20.7) |
11–15 | 1146 (22.8) | 298 (24.1) | 502 (25.8) | 171 (19.3) | 41 (12.2) | 134 (21.2) |
16–30 | 756 (15.0) | 123 (9.9) | 266 (13.7) | 160 (18.1) | 84 (25.0) | 123 (19.4) |
>30 | 606 (12.0) | 110 (8.9) | 256 (13.2) | 93 (10.5) | 37 (11.0) | 110 (17.4) |
Axillary temperature, Mean ± SD, °C | 36.9 ± 0.6 | 36.9 ± 0.7 | 36.9 ± 0.6 | 36.8 ± 0.5 | 36.7 ± 0.5 | 36.8 ± 0.6 |
Temperature > 37.5 °C at time of survey, n (%) | 295 (5.9) | 118 (9.5) | 105 (5.4) | 32 (3.6) | 9 (2.7) | 31 (4.9) |
Haemoglobin (Hb) level, Mean ± SD, g/dL | 12.5 ± 2.1 | 12.5 ± 1.8 | 12.6 ± 2.0 | 12.1 ± 2.3 | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 12.2 ± 2.2 |
Proportion anaemic (<11 g/dL), n (%) | 1049 (20.8) | 214 (17.3) | 368 (18.9) | 245 (27.7) | 66 (19.7) | 156 (24.6) |
Enlarged spleen, n (%) | 1261 (41.4) | 584/948 (61.6) | 438/1160 (37.8) | 129/548 (23.5) | 73/180 (40.6) | 37/209 (17.7) |
