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Table 2 Demographics and key descriptors of the three villages making up the study area

From: Comparing field-collected versus remotely-sensed variables to model malaria risk in the highlands of western Uganda

 

Bunyangoni

Kasanzi

Rwakingi 1A

Environmental

 Elevation (m) (mean, IQR)

1325.09 (1246, 1395)

1419.13 (1383, 1448)

1201.62 (1188, 1214)

 NDVI (mean, IQR)

0.389 (0.365, 0.415)

0.384 (0.361, 0.411)

0.367 (0.352, 0.406)

Population

 Census population

1299

507

774

 Households (n)

186

106

133

 Individuals Surveyed (n)

793

428

407

 Age (median, IQR)

22 (6, 34)

18 (7, 35)

20 (6, 35)

 Female (n, %)

394 (51.6%)

211 (51.5%)

175 (50.1%)

  Missing Sex (n)

30

18

57

 Children (n, %)

395 (51.4%)

206 (50.1%)

170 (48.6%)

  Missing Age (n)

24

17

57

  12–18 (n, %)

25 (3.3%)

21 (5.1%)

10 (2.9%)

  5–12 (n, %)

240 (31.3%)

121 (29.4%)

98 (28.0%)

  < 5 (n, %)

130 (16.9%)

64 (15.5%)

62 (17.7%)

% Sleeping Under LLIN

94.1%

92.7%

94.3%

Home construction

 Windows (n, %)

129 (70.9%)

75 (76.5%)

89 (90.8%)

  Missing (n)

4

8

46

  With screens (n, %)

86 (66.7%)

36 (48%)

61 (77.2%)

 Eaves

80 (43.7%)

36 (36%)

24 (27.9%)

  Missing (n)

3

6

47

  With screens (n, %)

16 (20%)

0 (0%)

2 (8.3%)

 Water piped to house (n, %)

82 (44.1%)

87 (82.1%)

87 (98.8%)

  Missing (n)

0

0

82

Malaria outcomes

 uRDT + (n, %)

15 (4.8%)

37 (21.5%)

19 (16.3%)

  Total (n)

311

172

116

 Admitted w/in last year (n, %)

122 (32.5%)

43 (22.6%)

62 (42.8%)

  Total (n)

375

190

133

  1. IQR interquartile range, LLIN long-lasting insecticidal net, NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index, uRDT ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test
  2. Number of missing entries given in italics