Table 5 Effects of the intervention on study outcomes
Baseline survey | Baseline survey | Follow-up survey | Follow-up survey | p§ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (n = 542) | Control (n = 541) | Intervention (n = 496) | Control (n = 510) | ||
Anaemia* (%) | 152 (28) | 162 (30) | 83 (17) | 74 (15) | 0.32 |
Fever prevalence** (%) | 201 (37) | 189 (35) | 143 (29) | 142 (28) | 0.40 |
Falciparum malaria prevalence*** (%) | 87 (16) | 85 (16) | 64 (13) | 71 (14) | 0.45 |
Spleen enlargement**** (%) | 108 (20) | 79 (15) | 22 (4) | 19 (4) | 0.08 |
P. falciparum parasitaemia (%) | 455 (84) | 438 (81) | 379 (76) | 366 (72) | 0.05 |
Range | 80–100.000 | 40–129.000 | 50–180.000 | 100–108.000 | |
Median P. falciparum | 5.000 | 5.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | |
Median haematocrit (range) | 28 (12–40) | 28 (14–40) | 30 (16–42) | 30 (10–40) | |
Median weight (kg) | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.6 |