Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics by species –survey population
Baseline participant characteristics no. (%) | Total survey population | Baseline malaria infection by species | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. malariae | P. ovale spp. | P. falciparum | ||
PCR pos. | PCR pos. | PCR pos. | ||
N = 1565 | n = 47 | n = 6 | n = 484 | |
Age (years) | ||||
Median (IQR) | 14 (6–31) | 9 (6–13) | 13 (5–22) | 12 (7–18) |
<5 | 302 (19.3) | 6 (12.8) | 1 (16.7) | 64 (13.2) |
5–14 | 500 (31.9) | 30 (63.8) | 2 (33.3) | 240 (49.6) |
15+ | 763 (48.8) | 11 (23.4) | 3 (50.0) | 180 (37.2) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 863 (55.1) | 23 (48.9) | 5 (83.3) | 245 (50.6) |
Male | 702 (44.9) | 24 (51.1) | 1 (16.7) | 239 (49.4) |
Rurality of householda | ||||
Rural | 663 (42.4) | 28 (59.6) | 6 (100) | 279 (57.6) |
Peri-urban | 517 (33.0) | 17 (36.2) | 0 (0.0) | 190 (39.3) |
Urban | 385 (24.6) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (3.1) |
Fever in prior week | 382 (24.4) | 11 (24.4) | 4 (66.7) | 151 (31.2) |
RDT+ | 429 (27.4) | 27 (60.0) | 3 (50.0) | 363 (75.0) |
Household owns a bed net | 1135 (72.5) | 32 (68.1) | 4 (66.7) | 347 (71.7) |
Bed net use | 705 (45.0) | 14 (29.8) | 2 (33.3) | 209 (43.2) |
Malaria sx. ≤6 mon. | 388 (24.8) | 7 (15.6) | 3 (50.0) | 117 (24.2) |
Antimalarial use ≤6 mon. | 394 (25.2) | 8 (18.2) | 1 (16.7) | 102 (21.1) |
Wealth category | ||||
Poorer/poorest | 632 (40.4) | 26 (55.3) | 2 (33.3) | 264 (54.5) |
Average | 311 (19.9) | 10 (21.3) | 2 (33.3) | 107 (22.1) |
Wealthier/wealthiest | 622 (39.7) | 11 (23.4) | 2 (33.3) | 113 (23.3) |
