Characteristics | Early MDA-intervention villages | Deferred-MDA control villages | p-valuea |
---|---|---|---|
(N = 1060) | (N = 961) | ||
Gender, n (%) | 0.981 | ||
Male | 537 (51) | 462 (51) | |
Female | 523 (49) | 499 (49) | |
Age, median (IQR) | 17 (8–32) | 15 (6–30) | < 0.001 |
Age group (years), n (%) | 0.644 | ||
< 10 | 345 (33) | 319 (35) | |
10–19 | 241 (23) | 204 (22) | |
20–39 | 289 (27) | 243 (27) | |
40 or more | 185 (17) | 145 (16) | |
Occupation, n (%) | 0.005 | ||
Farmer | 579 (55) | 461 (51) | |
Child | 198 (19) | 231 (25) | |
Student | 231 (22) | 181 (20) | |
Others | 52 (5) | 38 (4) | |
Type of resident, n (%) | 0.783 | ||
Permanent | 1042 (98) | 898 (99) | |
Temporary | 18 (2) | 13 (1) | |
Villagers in village during the survey, n (%) | 1036 (98) | 883 (97) | |
Stay overnight in forest, n (%) | (n = 871) | (n = 810) | 0.046 |
No | 766 (88) | 732 (90) | |
Yes, < 2 weeks ago | 78 (9) | 67 (8) | |
Yes, ≥ 2 weeks | 27 (3) | 11 (1) | |
Weight (kg) median (IQR) | (n = 888) | (n = 811) | 0.075 |
40 (19–49) | 38 (18–46) | ||
Height (cm), median (IQR) | (n = 886) | (n = 811) | < 0.001 |
144 (118–153) | 143 (115–152) | ||
Temperature (c), median (IQR) | (n = 888) | (n = 811) | < 0.001 |
36.9 (36.7–37.1) | 36.9 (36.7–37.0) | ||
Fever on registration date, (T ≥ 37.5 °C) | 43 (5) | 27 (3) | 0.117 |
Feverb | 120 (14) | 146 (18) | 0.011 |
Bed net use, n (%) | (n = 887) | (n = 811) | 0.030 |
Regular | 498 (56) | 506 (62) | |
Irregular | 322 (36) | 249 (31) | |
Never use | 67 (8) | 56 (7) | |
Asymptomatic Pf prevalence, n (%) | (n = 859) | (n = 802) | < 0.001 |
41 (4.8) | 140 (17.4) | ||
Pf clinical cases, n (%) | 1 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | |
Pf densityc, geometric mean (95% CI) | 10,864 (1676–20,795) | 61,426 (42,542–88,693) | < 0.001 |