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Baseline characteristics of study cohort (n = 601). |
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| Characteristic |
Summary (No. (%)) |
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| Relationship to primary caregiver |
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| Child (Mother) |
406 (68%) |
| Child (Father) |
59 (10%) |
| Niece/Nephew |
60 (10%) |
| Grandchild |
52 (9%) |
| Born and raised in Kampala |
484 (81%) |
| Anthropometric indices† |
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| Mean height for age Z-score (SD, range) |
-0.63 (1.2, -2.9 – 6.1) |
| Mean weight for height Z-score (SD, range) |
-0.29 (0.9, -2.8 – 5.3) |
| Height for Age < -2SD |
48 (8%) |
| Weight for Height < -2SD |
10 (2%) |
| Haemoglobin electrophoresis |
|
| AA |
502 (84%) |
| AS |
99 (17%) |
| Low G6PD activity* |
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| Males |
50 (16%) |
| Females |
30 (10%) |
| Mean haemoglobin at enrollment (SD, range) |
11.8 (1.4, 6.8–15.7) |
| Anaemia (Hb<11 g/dl) |
144 (24%) |
| Moderate anaemia (Hb<8 g/dl) |
6 (1%) |
| Asymptomatic parasitaemia |
101 (17%) |
| Symptomatic malaria§ |
15 (3%) |
| Gametocytes present |
43 (7%) |
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†Children < 8 years (n = 446) *Less than 118 mU/10^9 erythrocytes per manufacturer §Symptomatic malaria defined as positive blood smear and temperature ≥38.0°C or history of fever in last 24 hours. | |
Davis et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:18 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-18 |
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