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Table 2 Study population characteristics
| Site | Igurusi | Mlowo | Santylia | Isongole | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 1126 | 1956 | 1802 | 1889 | 6773 |
| Proportion of females; n/N (%) | 593/1126 (0.53) | 1027/1956 (0.53) | 1001/1802 (0.56) | 1045/1889 (0.55) | 3666/6773 (0.54) |
| Median age at visit 1 in years (IQR) | 16.5 (8.3; 36.1) | 14.9 (7.8; 33.1) | 16.0 (7.3; 34.2) | 16.0 (7.8; 3.4) | 15.7 (7.6; 34.7) |
| Bed net ownership; n/N (%) | |||||
| Visit 1 | 1030/1126 (91.5%) | 646/1956 (33.0%) | 0/1802 (0.0%) | 4/1889 (0.2%) | 1680/6773 (24.8%) |
| Visit 2 | 998/1126 (88.6%) | 796/1956 (40.7%) | 32/1802 (1.8%) | 31/1889 (1.6%) | 1857/6773 (27.4%) |
| Visit 3 | 1022/1083 (94.4%) | 1033/1845 (56.0%) | 0/1622 (0.0%) | 27/1762 (1.5%) | 1082/6312 (33.0%) |
| Change in bed net ownership (visit 1 to visit 2) | − 3.1% | + 23.2% | NA | + 681% | + 10.5% |
| Median SES-score (IQR) | |||||
| Visit 1 | 0.01 (− 0.49; 0.64) | 0.13 (− 0.23; 0.63) | − 0.42 (− 0.75; − 0.06) | − 0.36 (− 0.73; 0.00) | − 0.17 (− 0.58; 0.23) |
| Visit 2 | − 0.02 (− 0.44; 0.54) | 0.16 (− 0.25; 0.71) | − 0.52 (− 0.82; − 0.14) | − 0.42 (− 0.73; 0.14) | − 0.21 (− 0.62; 0.32) |
| Visit 3 | 0.06 (− 0.54; 0.61) | 0.37 (− 0.13; 0.85) | − 0.51 (− 0.84; − 0.02) | − 0.37 (− 0.80; 0.20) | − 0.14 (− 0.66; 0.45) |
| P. falciparum RDT positivity; n/N (%) | |||||
| Visit 1 | 82/1126 (7.3%) | 60/1956 (3.1%) | 7/1802 (0.4%) | 17/1889 (0.9%) | 166/6773 (2.5%) |
| Visit 2 | 4/1126 (0.4%) | 9/1956 (0.5%) | 3/1802 (0.2%) | 11/1889 (0.6%) | 27/6773 (0.4%) |
| Visit 3 | 9/980 (0.9%) | 4/1670 (0.2%) | 1/1447 (0.1%) | 0/1479 (0.0%) | 14/5576 (0.3%) |
| Change in RDT + (visit 1 to visit 2) (%) | − 95.1 | − 85.0 | − 56.4 | − 35.6 | − 83.7 |
