Table 1 Characteristics of study sites and participants
Characteristics | Study site | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Walukuba | Kihihi | Nagongera | |
Annual entomological inoculation rate | 2.8 | 32.0 | 310 |
Number of study participants | |||
Children | 283 | 336 | 311 |
Adults | 114 | 95 | 106 |
Number of female participants, n (%) | |||
Children | 138 (48.8Â %) | 171 (50.9Â %) | 141 (45.3Â %) |
Adults | 107 (93.9Â %) | 92 (96.8Â %) | 98 (92.5Â %) |
Age in years at the time of routine visits, mean (SD) | |||
Children | 5.2 (2.7) | 5.6 (2.8) | 5.6 (2.7) |
Adults | 33.7 (9.9) | 39.0 (13.8) | 39.1 (13.5) |
Number of routine visits | 2652 | 3372 | 3236 |
Parasite prevalence by microscopy (%) | |||
Children | 7.4 | 9.4 | 28.8 |
Adults | 3.1 | 3.0 | 5.2 |
Parasite prevalence by microscopy + LAMP (%) | |||
Children | 21.3 | 31.8 | 69.0 |
Adults | 18.8 | 24.2 | 53.5 |