Table 3.
Characteristics of the children used in the analysis and all children tested in the survey
Low resistance area (13 clusters) | High resistance area (12 clusters) | |
---|---|---|
Number of children |
520 |
480 |
Prevalence of malaria (%) |
27.1 (23.5-31.1) |
17.3 (14.2-20.9) |
Average age (months) |
26.5 (25.3-27.8) |
28.4 (27.3-29.6) |
Slept under net (%) |
74.1 (70.1-77.6) |
68.0 (63.6-71.9) |
Mean of haemoglobin rate | 9.5 (9.4-9.7) | 9.2 (9.1-9.3) |