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Table 1 Comparison of census population and enrolled households and children.

From: Longitudinal study of urban malaria in a cohort of Ugandan children: description of study site, census and recruitment

Characteristics of the household from census data

All Households (n = 4931)

Households with children aged 1 to 10 years not included in the study (n = 1672)

Households with children aged 1 to 10 years included in the study (n = 322)

P-value*

Median number of persons (range)

3 (1–16)

4 (2–16)

5 (2–16)

0.82

Median number of rooms (range)

1 (1–17)

1 (1–17)

1 (1–8)

0.24

Construction of home

    

   Cement or Concrete

78%

81%

80%

 

   Mud and wattle

16%

14%

14%

0.20

   Mud or clay brick

6%

5%

5%

 

Use of at least one bednet

54%

64%

63%

0.78

Use of at least one ITN

15%

18%

16%

0.36

Characteristics of the individual

Census Population (n = 16,172)

Children aged 1 to 10 years in census (n = 3590)

Children aged 1 to 10 years enrolled in study (n = 601)

P-value†

Mean age in years (SD)

21.2 (13.7)

5.3 (2.9)

5.8 (2.6)

<0.01

Gender (% female)

48%

51%

48%

0.12

Use of bednet

45%

48%

43%

0.03

Use of ITN

12%

13%

6%

<0.01

  1. *Comparison of households with children aged 1 to 10 years not enrolled vs. enrolled households from the census data.
  2. †Comparison of children aged 1 to 10 years enrolled interviewed at household survey vs. children aged 1 to 10 years from the census data.