Table 1.
Baseline study outcomes
| Parameter | Description | Number of children | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examined | Results | ||
| Malaria | Prevalence, 9.2 % | 404 | 37 |
| Causative species | Plasmodium falciparum only | 404 | 37 |
| Children with asymptomatic P. falciparum infections | Asexual parasitaemia, no clinical symptoms | 47 | 37 |
| Children with severe malaria | Asexual parasitaemia, severe disease symptoms | 47 | 0 |
| Children with uncomplicated malaria | Asexual parasitaemia, history of fever, absence of severe disease symptoms | 47 | 0 |
| Intestinal helminths | None identified | 404 | 0 |
| Urinary schistosomiasis | Prevalence, 2.5 % | 404 | 10 |
| Causative species | Schistosoma haematobium only | 404 | 10 |
| Haematuria as prognosis for S. haematobium infection | None identified | 404 | 0 |
| Co-infections with different parasites | None identified | 404 | 0 |
| Anaemia of any type | 73.0 % | 404 | 295 |
| Severe | 4.2 % | 404 | 17 |
| Moderate | 47.3 % | 404 | 191 |
| Mild | 21.5 % | 404 | 87 |
| Weight-for-age Z score <−2 (stunted) | 22.3 % (95 % CI 15.0–35.4) | 404 | 90 |
| Height-for-age Z score <−2 (wasted) | 8.4 % (95 % CI 4.6–13.8) | 404 | 34 |
| Weight-for-height Z score <−2 (underweight) | 21.5 % (95 % CI 17.7–25.9) | 404 | 87 |
Height-for-age Z score, weight-for-height Z score, and weight-for-age Z score expressed with standard deviation; CI confidence interval