Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study population
| Parameter | Total |
|---|---|
| % (N) | 100 (828) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 52.4 (434) |
| Male | 47.6 (394) |
| Age groups in years | |
| < 5 | 34.9 (289) |
| 5–9 | 41.3 (342) |
| 10–14 | 23.8 (197) |
| Educational level of parent/caregiver | |
| No formal (n) | 5.9 (44) |
| Primary (n) | 52.2 (392) |
| Secondary (n) | 35.6 (267) |
| Tertiary (n) | 6.4 (48) |
| Altitude of residence | |
| Highland (n) | 51.1 (423) |
| Lowland (n) | 48.9 (405) |
| LLIN use | |
| Yes | 49.9 (413) |
| No | 50.1 (415) |
| Clinical | |
| Mean age (SD) in years | 6.5 (3.6) |
| Mean weight (SD) in kg | 24.9 (19.5) |
| Mean height (SD) in cm | 111.7 (23.5) |
| Mean temperature (SD) in °C | 36.7 (0.7) |
| Fever prevalence (n) | 9.5 (79) |
| Malaria parasite prevalence (n) | 41.7 (345) |
| Mean haemoglobin level (g/dL) | 10.7 (0.7) |
| Anaemia prevalence (n) | 56.2 (465) |
| Malarial anaemia prevalence (n) | 27.7 (201) |
| Non malaria anaemia prevalence (n) | 28.5 (236) |
| Malnutrition (n) | 34.8 (288) |
| Wasting (n) | 25.7 (87)a |
| Underweight (n) | 19.9 (136)b |
| Stunting (n) | 23.7 (196) |
aWasting was evaluated for 338 participants ≤ 5 years
bUnderweight was evaluated for 683 participants ≤ 10 years