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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study participants stratified by metabisulfite screening test

From: Prevalence of sickle cell disorders and malaria infection in children aged 1–12 years in the Volta Region, Ghana: a community-based study

Variable

Negative (n = 788)

Positive (n = 150)

Total (n = 938)

p-value

District (%)

 Hohoe

279 (35.4)

58 (38.7)

337 (35.9)

 

 Keta

238 (30.2)

51 (34.0)

289 (30.8)

 

 Krachi

271 (34.4)

41 (27.3)

312 (33.3)

0.2406

Gender (%)

 Female

417 (52.9)

76 (50.7)

493 (52.6)

 

 Male

371 (47.1)

74 (49.3)

445 (47.4)

0.6766

Age (%)

 1–4yrs

253 (32.1)

49 (32.7)

302 (32.2)

 

 5–11yrs

486 (61.7)

93 (62.0)

579 (61.7)

 

 Above 12 yrs

49 (6.2)

8 (5.3)

57 (6.1)

0.9154

Bed net use (%)

 No

77 (9.8)

11 (7.3)

88 (9.4)

 

 Yes

711 (90.2)

139 (92.7)

850 (90.6)

0.4319