Table 1.
Demographic, health, malaria prevention behaviours and malaria symptoms in adults and children screened and enrolled for the 28-day at-home DBS feasibility study in Katakwi, Uganda
| Children | Adults | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not enrolled | Enrolled | Not enrolled | Enrolled | Not enrolled | Enrolled | |
| (N = 40) | (N = 29) | (N = 65) | (N = 102) | (N = 105) | (N = 131) | |
| Demographics and health | ||||||
| Age (years) | 12 (± 2.6) [8.0, 17] | 13 (± 2.6) [8.0, 17] | 34 (± 13) [18, 64] | 33 (± 12) [18, 59] | 25 (± 15) [8.0, 64] | 29 (± 13) [8.0, 59] |
| Male sex (%) | 24 (60.0%) | 12 (41.4%) | 44 (67.7%) | 42 (41.2%) | 68 (64.8%) | 54 (41.2%) |
| Weight (kgs) | 34 (± 9.6) [19, 63] | 39 (± 11) [22, 59] | 57 (± 6.9) [41, 73] | 58 (± 8.7) [41, 85] | 48 (± 14) [19, 73] | 54 (± 12) [22, 85] |
| Height (cm) | 34 (± 9.6) [19, 63] | 39 (± 11) [22, 59] | 170 (± 23) [75, 200] | 170 (± 16) [82, 200] | 170 (± 25) [54, 200] | 170 (± 20) [50, 200] |
| Febrile at screening | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Village | ||||||
| Opoyongo | 32 (80.0%) | 19 (65.5%) | 33 (50.8%) | 45 (44.1%) | 65 (61.9%) | 64 (48.9%) |
| Oleroi | 8 (20.0%) | 10 (34.5%) | 32 (49.2%) | 57 (55.9%) | 40 (38.1%) | 67 (51.1%) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Peasant farmer | 2 (5.0%) | 0 (0%) | 60 (92.3%) | 96 (94.1%) | 62 (59.0%) | 96 (73.3%) |
| Not applicable | 37 (92.5%) | 27 (93.1%) | 5 (7.7%) | 5 (4.9%) | 42 (40.0%) | 32 (24.4%) |
| Other | 1 (2.5%) | 2 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 3 (2.3%) |
| Malaria prevention behaviours | ||||||
| Slept under bednet previous night | 32 (80.0%) | 25 (86.2%) | 55 (84.6%) | 94 (92.2%) | 87 (82.9%) | 119 (90.8%) |
| Slept under net in past week | 32 (80.0%) | 25 (86.2%) | 56 (86.2%) | 94 (92.2%) | 88 (83.8%) | 119 (90.8%) |
| House has open eaves | 39 (97.5%) | 29 (100%) | 64 (98.5%) | 102 (100%) | 103 (98.1%) | 131 (100%) |
| Principal wall material | ||||||
| Mud | 38 (95.0%) | 29 (100%) | 64 (98.5%) | 99 (97.1%) | 102 (97.1%) | 128 (97.7%) |
| Brick | 2 (5.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (2.9%) | 3 (2.9%) | 3 (2.3%) |
| House sprayed with insecticide in past 6 months | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| House smeared with insecticide-treated soil | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Spends more than 2 h outside of house between dusk and dawn | 40 (100%) | 29 (100%) | 65 (100%) | 101 (99.0%) | 105 (100%) | 130 (99.2%) |
| Grade 2 or higher malaria symptoms reported | ||||||
| Chills/rigors | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Headache | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Fatigue/malaise | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Myalgia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Low back pain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Vomiting | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Diarrhea | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Abdominal pain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Arthralgia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Chest Pain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |