Table 1 Major characteristics of the school-based parasitemia surveys from 6 communities in western Tajikistan, September 2007
From: History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting
Parameter | Nr. (%) |
|---|---|
Total children | 366 (100) |
Sex | |
Boy | 179 (48.9) |
Girl | 187 (51.1) |
Age (years) | |
6–7 | 125 (34.2) |
8 | 182 (49.7) |
9–10 | 59 (16.1) |
Axillary temperature °C | |
< 37.0 | 262 (71.6) |
37.0–37.4 | 95 (26.0) |
> 37.4 | 9 (2.5) |
Presence Plasmodium vivax | |
No | 361 (98.9) |
P. vivax | 1 (0.3) |
No examination | 3 (0.8) |
Slept under a mosquito net last night | 30 (8.2) |
Not known | 2 (0.6) |
Source of household water | |
Water tap | 60 (16.4) |
Cistern | 46 (12.6) |
Public well | 25 (6.8) |
Irrigation canal | 217 (59.3) |
River, creek | 5 (1.4) |
Not known | 13 (3.6) |
Source of drinking water | |
Water tap | 134 (36.6) |
Cistern | 182 (49.7) |
Private well | 49 (13.4) |
Irrigation canal | 1 (0.3) |
Storage of household water | |
Pail, churn | 364 (99.4) |
Not known | 2 (0.6) |
Open water storage container | 59 (16.1) |
Not known | 7 (1.9) |