Table 1 Participant characteristics at study enrollment in Machinga, Nkhotakota, and Karonga Districts, in Malawi, 2014 (n = 452)
Characteristic | AL | ASAQ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 338) | Site | Total (n = 114) | |||
Machinga (n = 112) | Nkhotakota (n = 113) | Karonga (n = 113) | |||
Age, months (median, range)*, † | 31 (6, 58) | 35 (7, 58) | 27 (6, 57) | 34 (6, 57) | 38 (9, 59) |
Male, n (%)* | 176 (52.1) | 67 (59.8) | 49 (43.4) | 60 (53.1) | 45 (39.5) |
Participant slept under ITN previous night, n (%)†, a | 269 (81.5) | 101 (91) | 70 (64.2) | 98 (89.1) | 92 (84.4) |
Weight (kg) (mean, SD)† | 11.3 (3.6) | 11.9 (3.1) | 11.3 (2.2) | 10.7 (4.8) | 11.7 (3.4) |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) (mean, SD)† | 9.8 (2.3) | 9.4 (3.2) | 9.7 (1.8) | 10.2 (1.5) | 10.0 (1.9) |
Anaemia (Hb ≤11.0 g/dL)† | 264 (78.1) | 99 (88.4) | 87 (77) | 78 (69) | 84 (73.7) |
Parasitaemia (parasites/μL) (geometric mean, range)†, b | 35,512 (1100, 394,400) | 25,700 (1100, 198,000) | 39,171 (1393, 394,400) | 44,361 (2066, 265,750) | 30,882 (1019, 274,908) |