| Cross-sectional component | Longitudinal component | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Microscopy result (n = 357) | Follow-up events (= 310) | ||
 | Positive (n = 139) | Negatives (n = 218) | Completed (n = 224) | Lost (n = 86) |
Female, n(%) | 64(40%) | 145(65%) | 122(55%) | 46(54) |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 1.0(0.8–6.0) | 23(3.0–34.0) | 1.3(0.8–2.0) | 1.2(0.7–1.6) |
Children less than 5 years, n(%) | 102 (73) | 61(28) | All | All |
Temperature °C, mean (SD) | 38.0(1.3) | 36.8(0.9) | 38.0 (1.2) | 37.8 (1.2) |
Anti-malarial use in previous 2 weeks | 54(39%) | 103(65%) | 156(70) | 58(67) |
Parasite density/μl, geometric mean | 60,074 | - | 31,460 | 29,195 |
Gametocytes on day-zero, n (%) | 7(5%) | - | 9(4%) | 4(5%) |
Weight in kilograms, mean(SD) | - | - | 10.0(2.7) | 9.4(2.4) |