Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants.
| Parameter a | Age of study participants at each visit | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 12 months | 18 months | |||||||
| HUU | HEU | * p | HUU | HEU | p | HUU | HEU | p | |
| Demographic data | |||||||||
| Number of children at each visit | 31 | 33 | - | 29 | 31 | - | 28 | 30 | - |
| Females (%) | 65 | 46 | - | 62 | 42 | - | 64 | 40 | - |
| Physical characteristics | |||||||||
| Weight (Kg) | 8 | 8.3 | 0.37 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 0.33 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 0.33 |
| Body temperature (°C) | 36.8 | 36.7 | 0.11 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 0.66 | 36.4 | 36.2 | 0.95 |
| MUAC (cm) | 14 | 14 | 0.88 | 14 | 14 | 0.79 | 14 | 14 | 0.82 |
| Laboratory parameters | |||||||||
| Mean parasitaemia | 1200 | 7820 | - | - | - | 4920 | 1060 | - | |
| WBC count (x103/μL) | 10.2 | 9.45 | 0.51 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.65 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 0.34 |
| Total B cells (%) | 20.7 | 23.3 | 0.9 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 0.98 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 0.91 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.6 | 10.2 | 0.17 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 0.51 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 0.13 |
| Platelets (x103/μL) | 466 | 369 | 0.046 | 390 | 434 | 0.57 | 390 | 390 | 0.88 |
| Malaria control measures | |||||||||
| Child slept under a net (%) | 86.7 | 93.8 | - | 95 | 95.5 | - | 100 | 100 | - |
| If used treated net (%) | 84.6 | 90.3 | - | 100 | 100 | - | 100 | 96.8 | - |
Abbreviations: P = p value, MUAC = mid upper arm circumference, WBC = white blood cells
a Presented as medians
*P value obtained with Mann-Whitney U test, p value of <0.05 was considered significant