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Relationship to primary caregiver
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Child (Mother)
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406 (68%)
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Child (Father)
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59 (10%)
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Niece/Nephew
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60 (10%)
|
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Grandchild
|
52 (9%)
|
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Born and raised in Kampala
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484 (81%)
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Anthropometric indices†
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Mean height for age Z-score (SD, range)
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-0.63 (1.2, -2.9 – 6.1)
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Mean weight for height Z-score (SD, range)
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-0.29 (0.9, -2.8 – 5.3)
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Height for Age < -2SD
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48 (8%)
|
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Weight for Height < -2SD
|
10 (2%)
|
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Haemoglobin electrophoresis
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|
AA
|
502 (84%)
|
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AS
|
99 (17%)
|
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Low G6PD activity*
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Males
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50 (16%)
|
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Females
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30 (10%)
|
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Mean haemoglobin at enrollment (SD, range)
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11.8 (1.4, 6.8–15.7)
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Anaemia (Hb<11 g/dl)
|
144 (24%)
|
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Moderate anaemia (Hb<8 g/dl)
|
6 (1%)
|
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Asymptomatic parasitaemia
|
101 (17%)
|
|
Symptomatic malaria§
|
15 (3%)
|
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Gametocytes present
|
43 (7%)
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