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Table 1 Household and individual characteristics of study population, 2004 and 2010

From: Heterogeneous decrease in malaria prevalence in children over a six-year period in south-western Uganda

Households characteristic

2010

2004

  

Urban n = 725

Rural n = 873

n = 264

Mean household size (95% CI)

4.9 (4.7-5.0)

5.6 (5.4-5.7)

6.9 (6.0-7.9)

Mean number of children <5 years old (95% CI)

1.5 (1.5-1.6)

1.6 (1.5-1.7)

1.5 (1.4-1.6)

Education level§, % (95% CI)

None

4 (3-6)

18 (14-22)

14 (8-19)

 

Primary

34 (27-42)

61 (57-65)

68 (62-74)

 

Secondary

39 (32-46)

17 (13-20)

15 (11-20)

 

Tertiary

22 (14-31)

4 (2-6)

3 (1-6)

Mean socioeconomic score# (95% CI)

50.2 (47.5-53.0)

30.5 (28.0-32.9)

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House structure, % (95% CI)

Wall type*

87 (82-91)

27 (20-34)

27 (16-37)

 

Roof type

99 (99-100)

89 (86-92)

84 (77-91)

Individual characteristic

2010

2004

  

Urban n = 999

Rural n = 1,321

n = 527

Mean age, months (95% CI)

25.2 (24.0-26.5)

28.3 (27.4-29.1)

30.9 (29.3-32.6)

Mean weight-for-age, Z score (95% CI)

-0.34 (-0.49 to 0.19)

-0.86 (-1.00 to -0.71)

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Mean height-for-age, Z score (95% CI)

-1.07 (-1.40 to -0.74)

-2.20 (-2.57 to -1.83)

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Mean weight-for-height, Z score (95% CI)

0.39 (0.06-0.72)

0.69 (0.28-1.10)

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  1. §Highest education level attended by the head of the household; # Standardized score computed using data on household's ownership of various assets (see detail in Method section); *Wall made of brick vs mud; Roof made of iron sheet vs thatched