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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

From: An epidemiological study to assess Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence and malaria control measures in Burkina Faso and Senegal

Site

Age classes

Characteristic

Values

Nouna (Burkina Faso)

Overall

N

610

Age, mean years (SD)

4.04 (2.75)

Male, n (%)

315 (51.6%)

Female, n (%)

295 (48.4%)

6 months–4 years

N

407

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

218 (53.6% [48.6, 58.5])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

100 (24.6% [20.5, 29.1])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

90 (22.1% [18.2, 26.5])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

177 (43.5% [38.6, 48.5])

5–9 years

N

203

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

105 (51.7% [44.6, 58.8])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

33 (16.3% [11.5, 22.1])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

34 (16.7% [11.9, 22.6])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

66 (32.5% [26.1, 39.4])

Saponé (Burkina Faso)

Overall

N

600

Age, mean years (SD)

4.01 (2.74)

Male, n (%)

315 (52.5%)

Female, n (%)

285 (47.5%)

6 months–4 years

N

399

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

394 (98.7% [97.1, 99.6])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

70 (17.5% [13.9, 21.6])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

44 (11.0% [8.1, 14.5])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

56 (14.0% [10.8, 17.8])

5–9 years

N

201

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

200 (99.5% [97.3, 100])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

12 (6.0% [3.1, 10.2])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

10 (5.0% [2.4, 9.0])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

12 (6.0% [3.1, 10.2])

Keur Socé (Senegal)

Overall

N

603

Age, mean years (SD)

4.12 (2.70)

Male, n (%)

321 (53.2%)

Female, n (%)

282 (46.8%)

6 months–4 years

N

399

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

399 (100% [99.1, 100])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

48 (12.0% [9.0, 15.6])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

1 (0.3% [0.0, 1.4])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

31 (7.8% [5.3, 10.8])

5–9 years

N

204

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

204 (100% [98.2, 100])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

20 (9.8% [6.1, 14.7])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

1 (0.5% [0.0, 2.7])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

8 (3.9% [1.7, 7.6])

Niakhar (Senegal)

Overall

N

608

Age, mean years (SD)

3.98 (2.76)

Male, n (%)

315 (51.8%)

Female, n (%)

293 (48.2%)

6 months–4 years

N

409

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

408 (99.8% [98.6, 100])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

37 (9.0% [6.4, 12.3])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

5 (1.2% [0.4, 2.8])

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

56 (13.7% [10.5, 17.4])

5–9 years

N

199

Rural area, n (% [95% CI])

199 (100% [98.2, 100])

Fever in the last 24 h, n (% [95% CI])

11 (5.5% [2.8, 9.7])

Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

2 (1.0% [0.1, 3.6])

 

Other medications in past 14 days, n (% [95% CI])

13 (6.5% [3.5, 10.9])

  1. N total number of participants, SD standard deviation, n (%) number (percentage) of participants in a given category, M months, Y years, 95% CI 95% confidence interval