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Table 7 Pre- and post-screening random blood sugar levels among RDT-positive and RDT-negative children before and after 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

Sub-variable

RBS at recruitment

RBS at 1st post-intervention measurement

RBS at 2nd post-intervention measurement

Freq. (%)

Mean (± sd)

Freq. (%)

Mean (± sd)

t

P-value

Freq. (%)

Mean (± sd)

t

P-value

Malaria status

All

102 (100.0)

94.8 (12.5)

102 (100.0)

93.2 (15.2)

Not significant

102 (100.0)

90.3 (12.8)

2.54

0.006

RDT +ve

60 (58.8)

95.0 (12.4)

43 (42.2)

94.1 (18.6)

Not significant

40 (39.2)

91.0 (14.4)

Not significant

RDT −ve

42 (41.2)

94.4 (12.6)

59 (57.8)

92.4 (12.4)

Not significant

62 (60.8)

89.9 (11.8)

1.86

0.03

t-test (P-value)

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant