Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
Parameter | % (N) |
|---|---|
Number of participants | 100 (405) |
Mean age (SD) in years | 6.31 (3.54) |
Age groups (years) | |
< 5 | 37.8 (153) |
5–9 | 40.2 (163) |
10–14 | 22 (89) |
Sex | |
Male | 48.9 (198) |
Female | 51.1 (207) |
ITN coverage (N) | 78.8 (319) |
Educational level of parent/caregiver | |
No formal | 5.1 (19) |
Primary | 45.9 (170) |
Secondary | 39.7 (147) |
Tertiary | 9.2 (34) |
Mosquito bed net use | |
Yes | 50.9 (206) |
No | 49.1(199) |
Effective utilization of bed nets | |
Yes | 29.9 (121) |
No | 70.1 (284) |
Integrity of mosquito bed net | |
Good | 71.6 (290) |
Acceptable | 6.9 (28) |
Torn | 0.2 (1) |
Clinical | |
Mean temperature (SD) in °C | 36.71 (0.69) |
Fever prevalence | 7.9 (32) |
Malaria parasite prevalence | 46.7 (189) |
Mean haemoglobin level (SD) in g/dl | 10.95 (2.10) |
Anaemia prevalence | 54.6 (221) |