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Table 3 Pre- and post-screening anthropometric indices of RDT-positive and RDT-negative under-five children wearing pCAM

From: A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria

Variable

Pre-intervention screening

Weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ)

Height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)

Weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ)

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

Total

< − 2

− 2 to + 2

> + 2

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

n

102

33

68

1

102

56

45

1

102

8

84

10

%

100.0

32.4

66.6

1.0

100.0

54.9

44.1

1.0

100.0

7.8

82.4

9.8

All

 RDT +ve

Freq.

60

20*

40*

0

60

30**

29

1

60

2

54

4

%

58.8

60.6

58.8

0.0

58.8

53.6

64.4

100.0

58.8

25.0

64.3

40.0

 RDT −ve

Freq.

42

13

28

1

42

26

16

0

42

6

30

6

%

41.2

39.4

41.2

100.0

41.2

46.4

35.6

0.0

41.2

75.0

35.7

60.0

Risk ratio (95% confidence interval)

1.05 (0.59, 1.87)

  

0.82 (0.58, 1.16)

  

0.21 (0.05, 1.00)

 

1st post-intervention screening

 

n

102

22

80

0

102

45

55

2

102

11

86

5

%

100.0

21.6

78.4

0.0

100.0

44.1

53.9

2.0

100.0

10.8

84.3

4.9

All

 RDT +ve

Freq.

43

7*

36*

0

43

13**

30**

0

43

4

37

2

%

42.2

31.8

45.0

0.0

42.2

28.9

54.5

0.0

42.2

36.4

43.0

40.0

 RDT −ve

Freq.

59

15

44

0

59

32

25

2

59

7

49

3

%

57.8

68.2

55.0

0.0

57.8

71.1

45.5

100.0

57.8

63.6

57.0

60.0

Risk ratio (95% confidence interval)

0.64 (0.29, 1.43)

  

0.54 (0.32, 0.90)

  

0.78 (0.24, 2.49)

 

2nd post-intervention screening

 

n

102

19

83

0

102

40

59

3

102

12

88

2

%

100.0

18.6

81.4

0.0

100.0

39.2

57.8

2.9

100.0

11.8

86.3

2.0

All

 RDT +ve

Freq.

40

7*

33

0

40

14

23

3

40

7

33

0

%

39.2

36.8

39.8

0.0

39.2

35.0

39.0

100.0

39.2

58.3

37.5

0.0

 RDT −ve

Freq.

62

12

50

0

62

26

36

0

62

5

55

2

%

60.8

63.2

60.2

0.0

60.8

65.0

61.0

0.0

60.8

41.7

62.5

100.0

Risk ratio (95% confidence interval)

0.90 (0.39, 2.10)

  

0.90 (0.54, 1.50)

  

2.10 (0.72, 6.16)

 
  1. 2 = 3.73, P-value = 0.05, OR = 2.57, 95% CI 0.97, 6.79
  2. **χ2 = 3.99, P-value = 0.04, OR = 2.31, 95% CI 1.01, 5.26