Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants at the baselines of study
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female, n (%) | 38 (38%) |
| Males, n (%) | 62 (62%) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 96% |
| Urban | 4% |
| Mean age years (range) | 12 (0.8–60) |
| Weight(kg), mean(SD) (range) | 25.4 (15.3) (6–70) |
| Age group, n (%) | |
| < 5 years n (%) | 18 (18%) |
| 5–15 years n (%) | 61 (61%) |
| ≥ 15 (adults) n (%) | 21 (21%) |
| Axillary temperature (°C), mean(SD) | 38.1 ± 1 |
| Mean (range) asexual parasitaemia (per µL) | 4423 (259–14,520) |
| Mean gametocytaemia, n (%) | 26 (26%) |
| Mean Hb in g/dL, mean (SD) (range) | 11.8 (1.97) (8.5–18.5) |
| Presence of bed net n (%) and bed net utilization n (%) with participants | 100 (100%) and 100 (100%) |
| Previous malaria attach n (%) | 93 (93%) |
| Antimalarial drug utilization n (%) | |
| AL | 81 (81%) |
| CQ | 12 (12%) |
Baseline clinical characteristics