Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Overall | Nagaga | Mkuzi | Mlimba | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 264 | n = 88 | n = 88 | n = 88 | ||
Females, n (%) | 144 (54.6) | 48 (54.6) | 49 (55.7) | 47 (53.4) | 0.955 |
Age (years), Median (IQR) | 4 (2–7) | 4 (2.5–6) | 5 (3 -7) | 3 (2–7) | 0.355 |
History of fever past 24Â h | 260 (98.5) | 88 (100) | 85 (96.6) | 87 (98.9) | 0.169 |
Temperature  C, Mean (SD) | 38.3 (1.5) | 38.3 (1.3) | 37.8 (1.8) | 38.3 (1.3) | 0.05 |
Geometric mean parasite density (/μL) | 30,361 (25,862–35,642) | 23, 785 (17,142–33,004 | 44,880 (36,320–55,458) | 26,216 (19,936–34,473) | 0.003 |
Parasite density range (/μL) | 400–184,480 | 400–184,480 | 920–159,720 | 640–183,080 | NA |