Table 1. Comparison of censused population of the DeWorm3 site and longitudinal monitoring cohort (LMC).
| Census | LMC | |
|---|---|---|
| n (%)** / median (IQR)*** | n (%)** / median (IQR)*** | |
| Study population | 94,969 | 6,139 |
| Gender* | ||
| - Female | 49,081 (51.7) | 3,311 (54.0) |
| - Male | 45,888 (48.3) | 2,828 (46.1) |
| Age distribution* | ||
| - Infants (<1 years) | 2,616 (2.7) | - |
| - Preschool-age children (1–4 years) | 11,188 (11.8) | 1,184 (19.3) |
| - School age children (5–14 years) | 26,043 (27.4) | 1,335 (21.8) |
| - Adults (15+ years) | 54,882 (57.8) | 3,620 (59.0) |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Roof materials* | ||
| - Natural materials | 5,311 (5.6) | 349 (5.7) |
| - Man-made materials | 89,342 (94.1) | 5,771 (94.0) |
| Walls materials | ||
| - Natural materials | 22,200 (23.4) | 1,359 (22.1) |
| - Man-made materials | 71,258 (75.0) | 4,665 (76.0) |
| Flooring materials | ||
| - Natural materials | 16,336 (17.2) | 950 (15.5) |
| - Man-made materials | 78,200 (82.3) | 5,162 (84.1) |
| Sources of income -categories |
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| Asset Index quintiles **** | (n = 24,378 households) | (n = 6,139 individuals) |
| Quintile 1: range [-2.7;-1.8[ | 5,243 (21.5) | 985 (16.0) |
| Quintile 2: range [-1.8;-1.2[ | 4,620 (18.9) | 1,043 (17.0) |
| Quintile 3: range [-1.2;-0.2[ | 4,840 (19.8) | 1,175 (19.1) |
| Quintile 4: range [-0.2; 2.0[ | 4,884 (20.0) | 1,378 (22.4) |
| Quintile 5: range [2.0; 12.0] | 4,791 (19.6) | 1,558 (25.4) |
| Number of Residents per Household | 5 (4–7) | 5 (4–7) |
Notes
*Missing <5% unless otherwise specified.
**for categorical variables
***for continuous variables
**** These numbers represent ranges of the quintiles of the asset index, a wealth score constructed using Demographic and Health Survey methods. The lowest quintiles represent poor wealth asset (poorest) and the highest represent good wealth asset (richest).