Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study cohort (n = 601).
Characteristic | Summary (No. (%)) |
|---|---|
Relationship to primary caregiver | Â |
   Child (Mother) | 406 (68%) |
   Child (Father) | 59 (10%) |
   Niece/Nephew | 60 (10%) |
   Grandchild | 52 (9%) |
Born and raised in Kampala | 484 (81%) |
Anthropometric indices†|  |
   Mean height for age Z-score (SD, range) | -0.63 (1.2, -2.9 – 6.1) |
   Mean weight for height Z-score (SD, range) | -0.29 (0.9, -2.8 – 5.3) |
   Height for Age < -2SD | 48 (8%) |
   Weight for Height < -2SD | 10 (2%) |
Haemoglobin electrophoresis | Â |
   AA | 502 (84%) |
   AS | 99 (17%) |
Low G6PD activity* | Â |
   Males | 50 (16%) |
   Females | 30 (10%) |
Mean haemoglobin at enrollment (SD, range) | 11.8 (1.4, 6.8–15.7) |
   Anaemia (Hb<11 g/dl) | 144 (24%) |
   Moderate anaemia (Hb<8 g/dl) | 6 (1%) |
Asymptomatic parasitaemia | 101 (17%) |
Symptomatic malaria§ | 15 (3%) |
Gametocytes present | 43 (7%) |