Table 2 Test results of children sampled, by community (N = 296)
From: Malaria and anaemia among children in two communities of Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey
| Â | Manhyia (n = 148) | Moshie Zongo (n = 148) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Female sex, n (%) | 74 (50.0%) | 84 (56.8%) | 0.244 |
Age in years, median (range) | 5 (1, 9) | 5 (1, 9) | 0.571 |
Presence of P. falciparum parasitaemia, n (%) | 19 (12.8%) | 56 (37.8%) | < 0.001*** |
Axillary temp ≥ 37.5°C or reported fever past 48 hours | 28 (18.9%) | 50 (33.8%) | 0.004** |
Clinical malaria, n (%) 2 | 5 (3.4%) | 25 (16.9%) | < 0.001*** |
Haemoglobin level in g/dl, mean (standard deviation) | 11.3 (1.28) | 10.5 (1.25) | < 0.001*** |
   Any anaemia: Hb < 11 g/dl, n (%) | 51 (34.5%) | 98 (66.2%) | < 0.001*** |
   Moderate to severe anaemia: Hb < 8 g/dl, n (%) | 3 (2.0%) | 4 (2.7%) | 1.000 |
Malnourished (stunted, wasted, or underweight), n (%) | 28/147 (19.0%) | 40/147 (27.2%) | 0.097 |
   Stunted (height-for-age Z-score < -2 ref mean), n (%) | 11 (7.4%) | 31/147 (21.1%) | 0.001** |
   Underweight (weight-for-height Z-score < -2), n (%) | 15 (10.1%) | 19/147 (12.9%) | 0.453 |
   Wasted (weight-for-age Z-score < -2), n (%) | 8/147 (5.4%) | 8/146 (5.5%) | 0.989 |
Low MUAC-for-height (Z-score < -2), n (%)3 | 7 (4.7%) | 9/147 (6.1%) | 0.597 |
Intestinal helminths, n (%)4 | 4/98 (4.1%) | 0/99 (0.0%) | 0.059 |
Reported history of diarrhoea in past 48 hours, n (%) | 28 (18.9%) | 50/147 (34.0%) | 0.003** |
Rural travel in past 3 weeks, n (%) | 4 (2.7%) | 6 (4.1%) | 0.520 |
Reported malaria medication in past 2 weeks, n (%) | 31 (20.9%) | 46 (31.1%) | 0.047* |