Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population based on demographic, clinical and climatic parameters
Parameters | Location | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bamenda n (%) | Santa n (%) | Bambili n (%) | ||
Total | 150 (33.3) | 150 (33.3) | 150 (33.3) | 450 (100) |
Sex | ||||
Males | 65 (43.3) | 54 (36.0) | 57 (38.0) | 176 (39.1) |
Females | 85(56.7) | 96 (64.0) | 93 (62.0) | 274 (60.9) |
Mean (± SD) age | 30.2 ± 24.7 | 31.2 ± 23.3 | 24.7 ± 19.7 | 28.7 ± 22.8 |
Age grp (years) | ||||
\(\le \) 5 | 43 (28.7) | 31 (20.7) | 31 (20.7) | 105 (23.3) |
6–10 | 9 (6.0) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (4.7) | 17 (3.8) |
11–20 | 4 (2.7) | 21(14.0) | 28 (18.7) | 53 (11.8) |
21–35 | 29 (19.3) | 42 (28.0) | 53 (35.3) | 124 (27.6) |
36–60 | 45 (30.0) | 36 (24.0) | 20 (13.3) | 101 (22.4) |
≥ 61 | 20 (13.3) | 19 (12.7) | 11(7.3) | 50 (11.1) |
Mean (± SD) temp. (°C) | 37.1 ± 0.4 | 36.8 ± 0.4 | 37.0 ± 0.4 | 37.0 ± 0.5 |
Fever status | ||||
Febrile | 25 (16.7) | 10 ( 6.7) | 18 (12.0) | 53 (11.8) |
Afebrile | 125 (83.3) | 140 (93.3) | 132 (88.0) | 397 (88.2) |
Anaemia prevalence (Hb < 11 g/dL) | 43 (28.7) | 21 (14.0) | 23 (15.3) | 87 (19.3) |