Table 1.
Characteristics of households and cohort participants at enrollment
| Characteristic | Finding | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (n = 80) | ||
| Number of household members, median (range) | 6 (3–8) | |
| Type of housing construction, n (%) | Traditional | 58 (72.5) |
| Modern | 22 (27.5) | |
| Number of rooms used for sleeping, median (range) | 2 (1–3) | |
| Number of sleeping spaces, median (range) | 3 (1–7) | |
| LLINs per household, mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.6) | |
| LLINs per person per household, mean (SD) | 0.61 (0.29) | |
| Households with at least one LLIN, n (%) | 78 (97.5) | |
| Households with one LLIN per two persons, n (%) | 56 (70.0) | |
| Cohort participants (n = 531) | ||
| Female gender, n (%) | 278 (52.4) | |
| Age categories (years), n (%) | < 5 | 177 (33.3) |
| 5–15 | 193 (36.4) | |
| > 15 | 161 (30.3) | |
| Microscopic parasitemia stratified by age categories (years), n (%) | < 5 | 10 (5.7) |
| 5–15 | 16 (8.3) | |
| > 15 | 2 (1.2) | |
| Microscopic or submicroscopic parasitemia stratified by age categories (years), n (%) | < 5 | 16 (9.0) |
| 5–15 | 45 (23.3) | |
| > 15 | 31 (19.3) | |
| Hemoglobin level stratified by age categories (years), mean (SD) | < 5 | 12.7 (1.3) |
| 5–15 | 14.2 (1.3) | |
| > 15 | 15.9 (1.4) | |
LLINs = long-lasting insecticidal nets.