Table 2 Information from logbooks of volunteers and midwives during the study period*

Total registered patients

906

1525

Number of patients tested by volunteer

Median (IQR)

50 (18-71)

61.5 (35.5-101)

Range

2-105

18-257

All patients analysed

880

381/879 (43.3)

1525

750/1523 (49.2)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

Male

606 (68.9)

278/606 (45.9)

1077 (70.6)

581/1075 (54.0)

Female

273 (31.0)

103/273 (37.7)

448 (29.4)

169/448 (37.7)

Missing

1 (0.1)

-

-

-

Age group (years)

< 1

3 (0.3)

1/3

7 (0.5)

3/7 (42.9)

1 to 5

44 (5)

26/44 (59.1)

35 (2.3)

14/35 (40.0)

> 5 to 10

75 (8.5)

35/75 (46.7)

105 (6.9)

26/105 (24.8)

> 10 to 15

76 (8.6)

36/76 (47.4)

94 (6.2)

38/94 (40.4)

> 15

674 (76.6)

280/674 (41.5)

1283 (84.1)

669/1283 (52.1)

Unknown

8 (0.9)

3/8

1(0.1)

0

Village where the patient resided

Same (intervention/midwife)

650 (73.9)

284/650 (43.7)

683(44.8)

345/683 (50.5)

Comparison village

17 (1.9)

8/17 (47.0)

-

-

Other villages not enrolled in study

183 (20.8)

80/183 (43.7)

-

-

Others, not specified

-

-

842(55.2)

405/842 (48.1)

Missing

30 (3.4)

9/30 (30.0)

-

-

Duration of fever before blood test

(n = 737)

(n = 1440)

Mean (SD)

5.03 (4.81)

3.2 (1.84)

Median (IQR)

4 (2,6)

3 (2,4)

Range

1-30

1-21