Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Variable | All Sites | Aduku | Kamwezi | Kasambya | Kihihi | Nagongera | Walukuba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient visits, n (% total) | 51,355 | 4,489 (8.7%) | 5,241 (10.2%) | 11,227 (21.9%) | 9,076 (17.7%) | 8,880 (17.3%) | 12,442 (24.2%) |
Age in years, median (IQRa) | 8 (2.6-20) | 9 (2.4-23) | 12 (5.0-23) | 10 (3.0-22) | 8 (3.5-17) | 2.5 (1.2-10) | 11 (3.8-24) |
Female gender, n (%) | 29,025 (56.5%) | 2,583 (57.5%) | 2,794 (53.3%) | 6,426 (57.2%) | 5,160 (56.9%) | 4,842 (54.5%) | 7,220 (58.0%) |
Women of childbearing ageb, n (%) | 10,050 (19.6%) | 1,078 (24.0%) | 1,159 (22.1%) | 2,332 (20.8%) | 1,594 (17.6%) | 1,031 (11.6%) | 2,856 (23.0%) |
Prescribed antibiotics, n (%) | 14,966 (29.1%) | 2,500 (55.7%) | 534 (10.2%) | 5,163 (46.0%) | 2,422 (26.7%) | 1,744 (19.6%) | 2,603 (20.9%) |
During high transmission seasonc, n (%) | 30,435 (59.3%) | 2,629 (58.6%) | 3,142 (60.0%) | 6,469 (57.6%) | 5,123 (56.5%) | 5,220 (58.8%) | 7,852 (63.1%) |