Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the studied population (N = 1100)
| Â | Â | Variable %(n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sites | Bondo | Hai | TPC | Total | |
n = 549 | n = 240 | n = 311 | N = 1100 | ||
Sex | Male | 37.3 (205) | 32.9 (79) | 45.7 (142) | 38.7 (426) |
Female | 62.7 (344) | 67.1 (161) | 54.3 (169) | 61.3 (674) | |
Age | Adults | 56.6 (311) | 21.7 (52) | 19.0 (59) | 38.4 (422) |
Children | 43.4 (238) | 78.3 (188) | 81.0 (252) | 61.6 (678) | |
Total Malaria (mRDT) | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Positive | 8.6 (47) | 0 (0) | 16.1 (50) | 8.8 (97) | |
 Negative | 91.4 (502) | 0 (240) | 83.9 (261) | 91.2 (1003) | |
Malaria RDT | n = 311 | n = 52 | n = 59 | n = 422 | |
 *In children - Positive | 14.1 (44) | 0 (0) | 25.4 (15) | 14.0 (59) | |
 Negative | 85.9 (267) | 100 (52) | 74.6 (44) | 86.0 (363) | |
Malaria RDT | n = 238 | n = 188 | n = 252 | n = 678 | |
 **In adults - Positive | 1.3 (3) | 0 (0) | 13.9 (35) | 5.6 (38) | |
 Negative | 98.7 (235) | 100 (188) | 86.1 (217) | 94.4 (640) | |
aFever in children | n = 267 | n = 52 | n = 44 | n = 363 | |
 Positive | 22.8 (61) | 78.8 (41) | 52.3 (23) | 34.4 (125) | |
 Negative | 77.2 (206) | 21.2 (11) | 47.7 (21) | 65.6 (238) | |
aFever in adults | n = 235 | n = 188 | n = 217 | n = 640 | |
 Positive | 40.4 (95) | 24.5 (46) | 53.0 (115) | 40.0 (256) | |
 Negative | 59.6 (140) | 75.5 (142) | 47.0 (102) | 60.0 (384) | |