Uncomplicated falciparum malaria among schoolchildren in Bajil district of Hodeidah governorate, west of Yemen: association with anaemia and underweight

Table 1 Characteristics of schoolchildren in Bajil district, Hodeidah governorate, Yemen enrolled in the study (2017–2018)

Malaria prevalence among schoolchildren in Bajil
The total number of schoolchildren enrolled in the study was 400
IQR interquartile range
^aA child was considered febrile if axillary temperature was ≥ 37.5 °C
^bA child was considered anaemic if Hb concentration was < 11.5 g/dL
^cA child was considered malnourished if having one or more of the nutritional abnormalities (stunting, wasting and underweight)

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