Table 1.
General characteristics of targeted study population residing in each study village (n = 1973).
| General characteristics | PayKone (n = 207) | ManKat (n = 387) | PintSinTe (n = 393) | NantHnyin (n = 593) | NaungKan (n = 393) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| < 7 | 36 (17.4) | 64 (16.5) | 61 (15.5) | 86 (14.5) | 47 (12.0) | 294 (14.9) |
| 7–14 | 49 (23.6) | 75 (19.4) | 107 (27.3) | 111 (18.7) | 81 (20.6) | 423 (21.4) |
| 15–29 | 60 (29.0) | 87 (22.5) | 77 (19.6) | 134 (22.7) | 105 (26.7) | 463 (23.5) |
| 30–44 | 34 (16.4) | 71 (18.3) | 72 (18.3) | 131 (22.1) | 81 (20.6) | 389 (19.7) |
| 45–59 | 14 (6.8) | 66(17.1) | 56 (14.2) | 75 (12.6) | 49 (12.5) | 260 (13.2) |
| ≥ 60 | 14 (6.8) | 24 (6.2) | 20 (5.1) | 56 (9.4) | 30 (7.6) | 144 (7.3) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 74 (35.7) | 146 (37.7) | 181 (46.1) | 232 (39.1) | 209 (53.2) | 842 (42.7) |
| Female | 133 (64.3) | 241 (62.3) | 212 (53.9) | 361 (60.9) | 184 (46.8) | 1131 (57.3) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Burmese | 5 (2.4) | 38 (9.8) | 45 (11.5) | 10 (1.7) | 20 (5.1) | 118 (6.0) |
| Kadu | 197 (95.2) | – | – | – | 373 (94.9) | 570 (28.9) |
| Kanan | – | – | – | 561 (94.6) | – | 561 (28.4) |
| Shan | 5 (2.4) | 349 (90.2) | 348 (88.5) | 22 (3.7) | – | 724 (36.7) |
| G6PD status | ||||||
| Normal | 193 (93.2) | 324 (83.7) | 344 (87.5) | 499 (84.1) | 347 (88.3) | 1707 (86.5) |
| Deficient | 14 (6.8) | 63 (16.3) | 49 (12.5) | 94 (15.9) | 46 (11.7) | 266 (13.5) |
| Pregnancy/Breastfeeding | ||||||
| Yes | 3 (1.4) | 10 (2.6) | 16 (4.1) | 18 (3.0) | 4 (1.0) | 51 (2.6) |
| No | 204 (98.6) | 377 (97.4) | 377 (95.9) | 575 (97.0) | 389 (99.0) | 1922 (97.4) |
| Hemoglobin value (g/dl) | ||||||
| < 8 | 4 (1.9) | 15 (3.9) | 14 (3.6) | 21 (3.5) | 14 (3.6) | 68 (3.4) |
| ≥ 8 | 203 (98.1) | 372 (96.1) | 379 (96.4) | 572 (96.5) | 379 (96.4) | 1905 (96.6) |