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Table 3 Prevalence of fever and anaemia among the sample population in the Taabo HDSS, stratified by year of survey
| Fever (%) | Anaemia (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (N = 1095) | 2011 (N = 1187) | 2010 (N = 1087) | 2011 (N = 1196) | |
| Overall | 13.4 | 13.3 | 47.6a | 37.3b |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 13.8 (74/538) | 13.0 (71/548) | 45.0 (241/536) | 34.3 (190/554) |
| Female | 13.1 (73/557) | 13.6 (87/639) | 50.1 (276/551) | 39.9 (256/642) |
| p-value | 0.821 | 0.804 | 0.102 | 0.053 |
| Residence | ||||
| Hamlets | 15.4a (29/188) | 17.9 (34/190) | 45.7 (84/184) | 38.2 (73/191) |
| Villages | 15.2a (109/718) | 12.9 (110/851) | 49.0 (350/714) | 37.7 (323/856) |
| Urban | 4.8b (9/189) | 9.6 (14/146) | 43.9 (83/189) | 33.6 (50/149) |
| p-value | <0.001 | 0.069 | 0.380 | 0.600 |
