Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | All | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (Range) | 6.7 ± 3.4 (0.5-14) | |
| Age groups (years) | ≤5 (%) | 177 (39) |
| 6-10 (%) | 205 (45.2) | |
| >10 (%) | 72 (15.8) | |
| Sex | Male (%) | 211 (46.5) |
| Female (%) | 243 (53.5) | |
| Mean weight in Kg (Range) | 21.78 ± 8.6 (6.0 – 52) | |
| Mean height in cm (Range) | 114.2 ± 21.3 (54 – 160) | |
| Mean HAZ (Range) | −0.58 ± 1.7 (−7.8 – 8.2) | |
| Mean WAZ (Range) | −0.40 ± 1.3 (−4.8 – 6.2) | |
| Mean WHZ (Range) | 0.06 ± 1.5 (−4.1 – 7.2) | |
| Mean temperature in °C (Range) | 37.03 ± 0.6 (35.1 – 40.4) | |
| Mean haemoglobin in g/dL (Range) | 11.6 ± 1.9 (2.4 – 21.1) | |
| Prevalence (%) of fever (Temperature > 37.5 °C) | 21.6 | |
| Prevalence (%) of P. falciparum | 36.6 | |
| Prevalence (%) of stunting | 17.1 | |
| Prevalence (%) underweight | 8.2 | |
| Prevalence (%) of wasting | 5.5 | |
| Prevalence (%) of malnutrition | 22.8 | |