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Table 4 Gender related 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

Stat.

Pre-intervention screening

Males

Females

Weight-for-age Z-score

Height-for-age Z-score

Weight-for-height Z-score

Weight-for-age Z-score

Height-for-age Z-score

Weight-for-height Z-score

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

Total

< − 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

Total

<− 2

− 2 to +2

> + 2

n

45

13!

32

0

45

24!!

21

0

45

3

35

7

57

20!

36

1

57

32!!

24

1

57

5

49

3

%

100.0

28.9

71.1

0.0

100.0

53.3

46.7

0.0

100.0

6.7

77.8

15.5

100.0

35.1

63.2

1.7

100.0

56.1

42.1

1.8

100.0

8.8

85.9

5.3

RDT +ve

Freq.

24

6*

18

0

24

11

13

0

24

0

21

3

36

14*

22

0

36

19

16

1

36

2

33

1

%

53.3

38.5

56.2

0.0

53.3

45.8

61.9

0.0

53.3

0.0

60.0

42.9

63.2

70.0

61.1

0.0

63.2

59.4

66.7

100.0

63.2

40.0

67.3

33.3

RDT −ve

Freq.

21

7

14

0

21

13

8

0

21

3

14

4

21

6

14

1

21

13

8

0

21

3

16

2

%

46.7

61.5

43.8

0.0

46.7

54.2

38.1

0.0

46.7

100.0

40.0

57.1

36.7

30.0

38.9

100.0

36.7

40.6

33.3

0.0

36.7

60.0

32.7

66.7

1st post-intervention measurement

 

N

45

10

35

0

45

22

23

0

45

2

39

4

57

12

45

0

57

23

32

2

57

9

47

1

%

100.0

22.2

77.8

0.0

100.0

48.9

51.1

0.0

100.0

4.4

86.7

8.9

100.0

21.1

78.9

0.0

100.0

40.4

56.1

3.5

100.0

15.8

82.5

1.8

RDT +ve

Freq.

14

3

11

0

14

5

0

0

14

0

13

1

29

4

0

0

29

8

21

0

29

4

24

1

%

31.1

30.0

31.4

0.0

31.1

22.7

0.0

0.0

31.1

0.0

33.3

25.0

50.9

33.3

0.0

0.0

50.9

34.8

65.6

0.0

50.9

44.4

51.1

100.0

RDT −ve

Freq.

31

7

24

0

31

17

0

0

31

2

26

3

28

8

0

0

28

15

11

2

28

5

23

0

%

68.9

70.0

68.6

0.0

68.9

77.3

0.0

0.0

68.9

100.0

66.7

75.0

49.1

66.7

0.0

0.0

49.1

65.2

34.6

100.0

49.1

55.6

48.9

0.0

2nd post intervention measurement

 

N

45

7

38

0

45

21

23

1

45

3

40

2

57

12

45

0

57

19

36

2

57

9

48

0

%

100.0

15.6

84.4

0

100.0

46.7

51.1

2.2

100.0

6.7

88.9

4.4

100.0

21.1

78.9

0.0

100.0

33.3

63.2

3.5

100.0

15.8

84.2

0.0

RDT +ve

Freq.

17

3

14

0.0

17

9

7

1

17

1

16

0

23

4

19

0

23

5

16

2

23

6

17

0

%

37.8

42.9

36.8

0

37.8

42.9

30.4

100.0

37.8

33.3

40.0

0.0

40.3

33.3

42.2

0.0

40.3

26.3

44.4

100.0

40.3

66.7

35.4

0.0

RDT −ve

Freq.

28

4

24

0.0

28

12

16

0

28

2

24

2

34

8

26

0

34

14

20

0

34

3

31

0

%

62.2

57.1

63.7

0

62.2

57.1

69.6

0.0

62.2

66.7

60.0

100.0

59.7

66.7

57.8

0.0

59.7

73.7

55.6

0.0

59.7

33.3

64.6

0.0

  1. 2 = 1.88, P-value = 0.17, OR = 2.72, 95% CI 0.64, 11.61
  2. **χ2 = 1.01, P-value = 0.31, OR = 1.73, 95% CI 0.59, 5.03
  3. !χ2 = 0.52, P-value = 0.47, OR = 1.36, 95% CI 0.59, 3.18
  4. !!χ2 = 1.88, P-value = 0.17, OR = 2.72, 95% CI 0.64, 11.61