Table 1. Characteristics of the interviewed adult study populations and their children from the four study sites in Lindi and Morogoro Region, and the reported drug uptake rates.
| Lindi Rural | Lindi Urban | Morogoro Rural | Morogoro Urban | Total | P-value | |
| Interviewed adults (≥15 years) | ||||||
| No. adults | 812 | 1123 | 429 | 915 | 3279 | - |
| Female: male ratio | 1.45 | 2.26 | 1.25 | 1.98 | 1.80 | <0.001* |
| Mean age in years | 37.3 | 37.2 | 38.7 | 35.2 | 36.9 | <0.001** |
| No. households | 164 | 226 | 162 | 195 | 747 | - |
| Mean no. individuals/household (range) | 4.89 (1–17) | 4.94 (1–12) | 2.64 (1–6) | 4.66 (1–19) | 4.76 (1–19) | - |
| Muslim: Christian ratio | 15.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | <0.001* |
| No. of adults taking the drugs (%) | 379 (46.7) | 497 (44.3) | 262 (61.1) | 672 (73.4) | 1810 (55.2) | <0.001* |
| Children from same households (5–14 years) | ||||||
| No. children | 455 | 679 | 259 | 549 | 1942 | - |
| Female: male ratio | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 0.79 | 0.90 | NS* |
| Mean age in years | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.3 | <0.001** |
| No. of children taking the drugs (%) | 200 (44.0) | 304 (44.8) | 126 (48.6) | 435 (79.2) | 1065 (54.8) | <0.001* |
| Adults and children combined | ||||||
| No. individuals | 1267 | 1802 | 688 | 1464 | 5221 | - |
| No. of individuals taking the drugs (%) | 579 (45.7) | 801 (44.5) | 358 (52.0) | 1107 (75.6) | 2875 (55.1) | <0.001* |
*) Chi-square test.
**) Oneway ANOVA.