From: Epidemiology of malaria in an area prepared for clinical trials in Korogwe, north-eastern Tanzania
Strata, village name (observations) | Altitude, mean (range), m | Median SES score (IQR) | Median age (IQR), years | Bed net use, % | Parasite prevalence, % |
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Lowlands rural (4,434) | |||||
Magunga cheke (566) | 328 (286–377) | 0.28 (-0.34, 0.78) | 7.4(3.8, 11.5) | 61.7 | 31.8 |
Gereza east(455) | 316 (278–333) | -0.11 (-0.53, 0.33) | 8.2(4.8, 12.8) | 47.0 | 57.1 |
Kwagunda(1,057) | 306 (270–328) | 0.1 6(-0.45, 0.59) | 6.8(3.9, 10.9) | 40.7 | 33.5 |
Mng'aza§(444) | 334 (295–400) | -0.51 (-1.08, -0.11) | 6.7(3.0, 11.8) | 37.1 | 57.2 |
Msambiazi(875) | 349 (305–382) | -0.56 (-1.38, 0.30) | 8.0(3.5, 13.3) | 59.5 | 23.9 |
Kwashemshi§(1,437) | 409 (354–580) | -0.37 (-1.01, 0.17) | 6.4(3.1, 10.8) | 84.6 | 26.6 |
Lowlands urban (4,446) | |||||
Masuguru (714) | 322 (275–345) | 1.38 (0.73, 1.96) | 7.5(3.7, 12.0) | 92.5 | 4.9 |
Mtonga(2051) | 341 (273–416) | 0.58 (-0.14, 1.26) | 7.4(3.9, 11.8) | 66.9 | 11.8 |
Kwasemangube(1681) | 356 (310–494) | -0.04 (-0.60, 0.61) | 7.2(3.8, 11.4) | 49.3 | 13.4 |
Highlands (1,571) | |||||
Magundi§(491) | 638 (486–799) | -0.78 (-1.29, -0.27) | 9.7(4.5, 13.4) | 18.7 | 12.7 |
Kwamhanya§(345) | 761 (590–818) | -0.91 (-1.44, -0.15) | 7.9(3.0, 13.3) | 42.9 | 8.7 |
Vugiri(735) | 941(868–1043) | -0.59 (-1.03, -0.03) | 7.4(3.7, 11.9) | 49.3 | 12.0 |