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. 2017 Jul 3;11(7):e0005674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005674

Table 1. Characteristics of the study cohort at screening (December 2013- December 2014).

Total Cahuide Lupuna
n % n % n % P-value
Individuals 1935 - 1062 - 873 - NA
Age, mean (95% CI) 27.8 (4, 67) 26.0 (4, 65) 30.2 (5, 70) <0.001
Age      
    ≤5y 202 10.4 123 11.6 79 9.0 <0.001
    >5y - 10y 286 14.8 167 15.7 119 13.6
    >10y - 15y 250 12.9 161 15.2 89 10.2
    >15y - 25y 311 16.1 153 14.4 158 18.1
    >25y 886 45.8 458 43.1 428 49.0
Male/female ratio 1.1 - 1.1 - 1.0 - 0.555
Work status
    Employed 658 34.0 348 32.8 310 35.5
    Students or children 854 44.1 497 46.8 357 40.9
    Other (including housework) 423 21.9 217 20.4 206 23.6 0.034
Households 442 - 241 - 201 - NA
House wall materials <0.001
    Brick, cement 39 8.8 10 4.2 29 14.4
    Wood 344 77.8 200 83.0 144 71.6
    Palm 38 8.6 16 6.6 22 11.0
    Other 21 4.8 15 6.2 6 3.0
Had malaria previous year 599 31.3 474 44.8 125 14.6 <0.001
Number of visitsa 7265 - 4091 - 3174 - NA
Visits with symptomsa,b 762 13.3 284 9.5 478 17.3 <0.001
Clinical malaria casesa,c
    P. vivax 56 1.0 17 0.6 39 1.4 0.734
    P. falciparum 2 0.03 0 0 2 0.1 -

atotal for 5 surveys

bfever, headache and/or chills (among those with full clinical data available at the time of visit and during the previous 7 days)

cby light microscopy at screening. NA, not applicable; CI, confidence interval.