Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Variable | All Sites | Aduku | Kamwezi | Kasambya | Kihihi | Nagongera | Walukuba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient visits, n (% total) |
51,355 |
4,489 (8.7%) |
5,241 (10.2%) |
11,227 (21.9%) |
9,076 (17.7%) |
8,880 (17.3%) |
12,442 (24.2%) |
| Age in years, median (IQRa) |
8 (2.6-20) |
9 (2.4-23) |
12 (5.0-23) |
10 (3.0-22) |
8 (3.5-17) |
2.5 (1.2-10) |
11 (3.8-24) |
| Female gender, n (%) |
29,025 (56.5%) |
2,583 (57.5%) |
2,794 (53.3%) |
6,426 (57.2%) |
5,160 (56.9%) |
4,842 (54.5%) |
7,220 (58.0%) |
| Women of childbearing ageb, n (%) |
10,050 (19.6%) |
1,078 (24.0%) |
1,159 (22.1%) |
2,332 (20.8%) |
1,594 (17.6%) |
1,031 (11.6%) |
2,856 (23.0%) |
| Prescribed antibiotics, n (%) |
14,966 (29.1%) |
2,500 (55.7%) |
534 (10.2%) |
5,163 (46.0%) |
2,422 (26.7%) |
1,744 (19.6%) |
2,603 (20.9%) |
| During high transmission seasonc, n (%) | 30,435 (59.3%) | 2,629 (58.6%) | 3,142 (60.0%) | 6,469 (57.6%) | 5,123 (56.5%) | 5,220 (58.8%) | 7,852 (63.1%) |
a Inter-quartile range.
b 15-49 years of age.
c High transmission season: any month where the test positivity rate is above the mean test positivity rate for the site.