Table 1 Characteristics of the study populations in 2007 and 2008-2009
| Â | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross-Sectional | Longitudinal (1stvisit) | Cross-Sectional | Longitudinal (1stvisit) | Cross- Sectional | Longitudinal (1stvisit) | |
Number of participants | 90 | 144 | 317 | 118 | 675 | 180 |
Median age in years (range) | 12.8 (0.50-83) | 12.1 (0.21-86) | 14.2 (0.25-84) | 14.3 (0.39-78) | 14.0 (0.07-85) | 13.0 (0.23-79) |
Male (%) | 44 (49) | 63 (44) | 149 (47) | 58 (49) | 322 (48) | 85 (47) |
RDT positive (%) | 29 (32.2) | 37 (25.7) | 31 (9.78) | 4 (3.39) | 10 (1.48) | 2 (1.11) |