Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients in all four sites
| Characteristics | Kibaha (n = 85) |
Mlimba (n = 88) |
Mkuzi (n = 88) |
Ujiji (n = 88) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males, n (%) | 47 (55.3) | 40 (45.5) | 55 (62.5) | 47 (53.4) |
| Age (Years) | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 6.5 (4.6–8.0) | 4.6 (2.5 –6.7) | 6.0 (3.8 –8.2) | 3.1 (2.0–6.3) |
| Weight (kgs) | ||||
| Mean (95%CI) | 19.6 (18.4–20.7) | 17.1 (15.9–18.7) | 18.3 (17.1–19.4) | 13.9 (12.8–15.0) |
| Height (cm) | ||||
| Mean (95%CI) |
113.2 (109.6–116.9) |
100.4 (96.4 –104.5) |
111.0 (107.1–114.9) |
95.7 (91.6–99.8) |
| Temp (°C) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 38.3 (1.3) | 38.2 (1.1) | 38.2 (1.3) | 37.9 (1.3) |
| Parasitemia (µl) | ||||
| Geometric Mean (95%CI) |
17,966 (12,503–25,816) |
24,038 (17,461–33,750) |
31,507 (24,016–41,333) |
29,019 (20,636–40,806) |
°C degree Celsius, Kg Kilogram, SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, n number of patients, IQR Inter quartile range