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| Female | Male | 1 - 5 | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | ||
| Participant % (n) | 58.7 (278) | 41.2 (195) | 56.7 (268) | 28.1 (133) | 15.2 (72) | 100 (473) |
| Mean age ± SEM (years) | 7.3 ± 3.7 | 8.9 ± 4.2 | 2.7 ± 1.5 | 8.3 ± 1.5 | 13.3 ± 1.6 | 6.8 ± 4.7 |
| Mean ± SEM Hb (g/dL) | 10.6 ± 1.5 | 10.9 ± 1.4 | 10.6 ± 1.5 | 10.5 ± 1.8 | 11.2 ± 1.2 | 10.8 ± 1.4 |
| Socio-demographic factors |
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| Community (n) | 64.4 (96) | 35.6 (53) | 49 (73) | 28.2 (42) | 22.8 (34) | 31.5 (149) |
| Hospital (n) | 56.2 (182) | 43.8 (142) | 60.2 (195) | 28.1 (91) | 11.7 (38) | 68.5 (324) |
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| No formal/Primary (n) | 63.2 (79) | 36.8 (46) | 57.6 (72) | 32.0 (40) | 10.4 (13) | 26.4 (125) |
| Secondary (n) | 51.4 (112) | 48.6 (106) | 65.1 (142) | 23.4 (51) | 11.5 (25) | 46.1 (218) |
| Tertiary (n) | 62.3 (81) | 37.7 (49) | 53.1 (69) | 29.2 (38) | 17.7 (23) | 27.5 (130) |
| Malaria infection status |
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| Negative % (n) | 64.8 (208) | 35.2 (113) | 58.9 (189) | 18.7 (60) | 22.4 (72) | 67.9 (321) |
| Positive % (n) | 40.1 (61) | 59.9 (91) | 47.4 (72) | 28.3 (43) | 24.3 (37) | 32.1 (152) |
| Symptom status | ||||||
| Asymptomatic % (n) | 43.9 (25) | 56.1 (32) | 45.6 (26) | 7.0 (4) | 47.4 (27) | 37.5 (57) |
| Symptomatic % (n) | 37.9 (36) | 62.1 (59) | 48.4 (46) | 41.1 (39) | 10.5 (10) | 62.5 (95) |