Table 1.
Summary statistics (weekly) of malaria/anemia deaths among children under five years, mean temperature (°C) and cumulative precipitation (mm) for the period 2003–2008 in Asembo and Gem. Standard deviation (Std) are provided for mean values.
| Variable | Summary | Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2003–2008 | ||
| Malaria/Anemia Deaths | Sum | 366 | 386 | 195 | 227 | 226 | 368 | 1768 |
| Mean (Std *) | 6.9(2.7) | 7.3(4.3) | 3.7(2.8) | 4.3(3.8) | 4.3(2.6) | 6.9(4.5) | 5.6(3.8) | |
| Median | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | |
| Interquartile range | 5.0–9.0 | 4.0–10.0 | 1.0–5.0 | 2.0–5.0 | 2.0–6.0 | 4.0–9.0 | 3.0–8.0 | |
| Range | 1.0–12.0 | 1.0–19.0 | 0.0–11.0 | 0.0–16.0 | 0.0–11.0 | 1.0–21.0 | 0.0–21.0 | |
| Mean Temperature | Mean (Std *) | 23.5(1.1) | 23.5(0.8) | 24.2(1.3) | 23.8(1.1) | 23.3(0.8) | 23.4(0.9) | 23.6(1.1) |
| Median | 23.3 | 23.4 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 | |
| Interquartile range | 22.7–24.2 | 23.0–23.9 | 23.1–24.8 | 23.0–24.2 | 22.6–23.7 | 22.8–24.2 | 22.9–24.2 | |
| Range | 20.7–26.6 | 22.0–26.3 | 21.9–27.6 | 22.1–26.7 | 21.6–25.3 | 21.8–25.1 | 20.7–27.6 | |
| Cumulative precipitation | Sum | 1073 | 1356 | 970 | 1549 | 1166 | 1333 | 7447 |
| Mean (Std *) | 20.2(25.3) | 25.6(28.6) | 18.3(35.9) | 29.2(32.6) | 22.0(24.7) | 25.2(27.5) | 23.4(29.4) | |
| Median | 12.4 | 18.0 | 6.9 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 14.0 | |
| Interquartile range | 3.0–26.9 | 3.0–37.9 | 0.5–17.2 | 5.1–41.9 | 1.5–34.0 | 3.0–36.1 | 2.0–33.5 | |
| Range | 0.0–118.3 | 0.0–153.6 | 0.0–232.2 | 0.0–144.1 | 0.0–93.2 | 0.0–110.0 | 0.0–232.2 | |
* Standard deviation of the mean values.