Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants stratified by age and sex, Bahir Dar district, March to July 2012
| Age group in yrs, (n) | Sex | Mean weight (kg) | Average body temp. (°C) | Mean Hgb (g/dl) | Geo. mean of parasitic load (/μl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–14 (42) | M | 25 | 19.44 | 38.56 | 9.65 | 4959.15 |
| F | 17 | 21.03 | 38.41 | 10.6 | 7313.63 | |
| 15–24 (29) | M | 14 | 44.65 | 38.67 | 7.4 | 6082.76 |
| F | 15 | 36.72 | 38.41 | 10.71 | 4830.22 | |
| 25–34 (29) | M | 22 | 53.47 | 38.73 | 10.9 | 6983.98 |
| F | 7 | 51.57 | 38.97 | 10.74 | 10,606.5 | |
| 35–44 (16) | M | 9 | 62.56 | 38.71 | 11.81 | 7502.47 |
| F | 7 | 51.29 | 38.44 | 11.2 | 10,477.14 | |
| 45–54 (11) | M | 6 | 62.07 | 39.05 | 12.48 | 7420 |
| F | 5 | 48.40 | 39.12 | 11.88 | 14,960 | |
| 55–64 (3) | M | 2 | 50.10 | 38.3 | 9.35 | 10,950.34 |
| F | 1 | 47 | 38.4 | 13.4 | 12,017.07 | |
The mean weight and auxiliary temperature among 130 participants at day 0 were 40.31 kg and 38.64 ± 0.18 °C, respectively. The average geometric mean of parasitic load and mean of haemoglobin value at day 0 were 8675.27 parasites/μL and 10.84 g/dl, respectively