Table 2.

Outcome measures in the pre- and post-intervention population

	Intervention villages		Control villages
	pre(n=925)	post(n=982)	pre(n=790)	post(n=1187)
Temperature (°C) [CI]	36.7 [36.68–36.78]	36.8 [36.8–36.85]	36.6 [36.56–36.61]	36.8 [36.8–36.84]
Percentage with temp > 37,5 °C	11.7%	2.1%	7.1%	1.1%
Body weight (Kg) (SD)	10.5 (4.1)	12.0 (3.4)	10.8 (2.8)	12.0 (3.3)
Reported fever (last 48 hrs)	8%	2.5%	8%	1.5%
Blood slide positive for parasites	31.2%	*	19.5%	*
Parasite density (geometric mean)	2016	*	1793	*
Haemoglobin (g/dL) [CI](SD)	8.1 [7.96–8.14](1.3)	10.6 [10.52–10.67](1.2)	8.6 [8.5–8.7](1.5)	11.0 [10.96–11.1](1.3)
Percentage Hb <8 g/dL(moderate and severe anaemia)	43.9% [40.7–47.1]	0,8% [0.24–1.36]	30.8% [27.6–34]	0.17% [0–0.4]
Percentage Hb < 5g/dL (severe anaemia)	0.11% [0–0.32]	0%	0.25% [0–0.6]	0%

SD= standard deviation *Not performed due to technical difficulties