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Table 3 Characteristics of the children used in the analysis and all children tested in the survey

From: Impact of long-lasting, insecticidal nets on anaemia and prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum among children under five years in areas with highly resistant malaria vectors

 

Low resistance area (13 clusters)

High resistance area (12 clusters)

Number of children

520

480

Prevalence of malaria (%)

27.1 (23.5-31.1)

17.3 (14.2-20.9)

Average age (months)

26.5 (25.3-27.8)

28.4 (27.3-29.6)

Slept under net (%)

74.1 (70.1-77.6)

68.0 (63.6-71.9)

Mean of haemoglobin rate

9.5 (9.4-9.7)

9.2 (9.1-9.3)