| 1–5 years | 6–10 years | 11–15 years | p* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of children | 21 | 105 | 67 | – |
Number of male children (number, %) | 10 (48%) | 54 (51%) | 43 (64%) | 0.06 |
Malaria-positive by blood smears (number, percent)a | 3 (14%) | 64 (61%) | 33 (49%) | 0.0004 |
Malaria parasitaemia (parasites per µL, median and 25th, 75th percentile in parentheses)b | 360 (360, 1320) | 320 (170, 780) | 360 (120, 590) | 0.5 |
ITN use (number, %) | 11 (52%) | 70 (67%) | 38 (57%) | 0.3 |
Hemoglobin levels in g/dL (mean ± SD) | 11 ± 2.3 | 11.7 ± 1.9 | 13 ± 1.7 | <0.0001 |
Anemia (number, %)c | 8 (38%) | 47 (45%) | 12 (18%) | 0.001 |