Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of children participating in the study
Included in the performance analysis (N) | Mbarara | Kazo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
4803 | 459 | |||
Gender | ||||
Male (n, %) | 2493 | 51.9 | 218 | 47.5 |
Female (n, %) | 2310 | 48.1 | 241 | 52.5 |
Age (months) (median, IQR)$ | 17 | 10–31 | 24 | 13–36 |
Reported fever (n, %) | 4783 | 99.8 | 446 | 97.4 |
Temperature >37.5 °C (n, %) | 2296 | 47.9 | 233 | 51.0 |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) (mean, SD)§ | 11.4 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 2.1 |
Blood smear positive for P. falciparum (n, %) | 256 | 5.3 | 262 | 57.1 |
Included in the time to become negative analysis (N) | Mbarara | Kazo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
198 | 114 | |||
Gender | ||||
Male (n, %) | 95 | 48.0 | 51 | 44.7 |
Female (n, %) | 103 | 52.0 | 63 | 55.3 |
Age (months) (median, range)‡ | 29.5 | 15–44 | 23 | 12–33 |
Reported fever (n, %) | 197 | 99.5 | 111 | 97.4 |
Temperature >37.5 °C (n, %) | 142 | 71.7 | 74 | 69.2 |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) (mean, SD)£ | 10.4 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 2.0 |
P. falciparum asexual forms parasites per µL (median, IQR)¥ | 48,528 | 8473–132,000 | 37,962 | 6545–125,333 |