Table 1.
Characteristics of children assessed for parasitaemia and anaemia
| Variable | Categories | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parasitaemia N = 8834 |
Anaemia N = 3753 |
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| Region of the country | North East | 655 (7.4%) | 321 (8.6%) |
| Mid-Eastern | 1276 (14.4%) | 580 (15.5%) | |
| East Central | 1539 (17.4%) | 683 (18.2%) | |
| Mid-Western | 2525 (28.6%) | 1079 (28.8%) | |
| South Western | 2839 (32.1%) | 1090 (29.0%) | |
| Age (years) | 2–3 | 2550 (28.9%) | 2532 (67.5%) |
| 4–5 | 2379 (26.9%) | 1221 (32.5%) | |
| 6–7 | 2181 (24.7%) | NA | |
| 8–10 | 1724 (19.5%) | NA | |
| Gender | Female | 4449 (50.4%) | 1922 (51.2%) |
| Male | 4385 (49.6%) | 1831 (48.8%) | |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 2983 (33.8%) | 1287 (34.3%) |
| Middle | 2961 (33.5%) | 1262 (33.6%) | |
| Least poor | 2890 (32.7%) | 1204 (32.1%) | |
| House typea | Traditional | 6428 (72.8%) | 2736 (72.9%) |
| Modern | 2406 (27.2%) | 1017 (27.1%) | |
| Lives in a household with adequate LLINsb | Yes | 1401 (15.9%) | 591 (15.8%) |
| No | 7433 (84.1%) | 3162 (84.3%) | |
aModern houses were defined as those with a cement, wood or metal wall, tiled or metal roof and closed eaves; all other houses were defined as traditional
bAt least one LLIN per two household members