Table 1.
Comparison of the children in the two groups of schools after the 2013 and 2014 mass treatment
| Characteristic | Non-snack schools | Snack schools | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | χ2a | p-Value | 2013 | 2014 | χ2a | p-Value | |
| n = (689) (%) | n = (646) (%) | n = (595) (%) | n = (496) (%) | |||||
| Age group | ||||||||
| 07–11 years | 291 (42.2) | 301 (46.6) | 0.379 | 0.538 | 310 (52.1) | 241 (48.6) | 0.190 | 0.663 |
| 12–16 years | 398 (57.8) | 345 (53.4) | ------ | ------ | 285 (47.9) | 255 (51.4) | ------ | ------ |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 343 (49.8) | 345 (53.4) | 0.256 | 0.613 | 296 (49.7) | 270 (54.4) | 0.349 | 0.555 |
| Male | 346 (50.2) | 301 (46.6) | ------ | ------ | 299 (50.3) | 226 (45.6) | ------ | ------ |
| Distance from area of residence to Lake Victoria | ||||||||
| ≤5 km | 330 (47.9) | 300 (46.4) | 0.037 | 0.847 | 284 (47.7) | 243 (49.0) | 0.021 | 0.885 |
| >5 km | 359 (52.1) | 346 (53.6) | ------ | ------ | 311 (52.3) | 253 (51.0) | ------ | ------ |
aAdjusted for cluster design effect