Malaria, Moderate to Severe Anaemia, and Malarial Anaemia in Children at Presentation to Hospital in the Mount Cameroon Area: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic, altitude, and clinical characteristics of the participants by age and sex.
Parameters
Age groups in years
Gender
Total
1–5
6–10
11–14
Male
Female
% ()
51.4 (111)
23.2 (61)
20.4 (44)
52.3 (113)
47.7 (103)
100 (216)
Mean age (SD) in years
2.8 (1.3)
7.8 (1.4)
12.7 (1.2)
6.1 (4.0)
6.5 (4.3)
6.3 (4.1)
Mean weight (SD) in Kg
14.9 (3.8)
26.0 6.1)
45.6 (11.8)
23.5 (14.8)
25.1 (14.8)
24.3 (13.6)
Mean height (SD) in cm
90.3 (15.1)
124.2 (14.0)
154 .7 (11.0)
111.5 (28.9)
114.7 (29.6)
113.0 (29.2)
SES
Poor
31.5 (25)
34.4 (21)
31.8 (14)
30.1 (34)
35.0 (36)
32.4 (70)
Average
55.9 (62)
42.9 (30)
36.4 (16)
53.1 (60)
46.6 (48)
50 0 (108)
Rich
12.6 (14)
16.4 (10)
31.8 (14)
16.8 (19)
18.4 (19)
17.6 (38)
Education level of Parent/caregiver
No formal ()
2.7 (3)
3.3 (2)
0.0 (0)
2.7 (3)
1.9 (2)
2.3 (5)
Primary ()
19.8 (22)
16.4 (10)
11.4 (5)
16.8 (19)
17.5 (18)
17.1 (37)
Secondary ()
43.2 (48)
41.0 (25)
47.7 (21)
39.8 (45)
47.6 (49)
43.5 (94)
Tertiary ()
34.2 (38)
39.3 (24)
40.9 (18
40.7 (46)
33.0 (34)
37.0 (80)
Altitude of residence
Lowland ()
7.2 (8)
9.8 (6)
11.4 (5)
7.8 (8)
10.7 (11)
8.8 (19)
Middle belt ()
72.1 (80)
77.0 (47)
77.3 (34)
75.2 (85)
73.8 (76)
74.5 (161)
Highland ()
20.7 (23)
13.1 (8)
11.4 (5)
17.7 (20)
15.5 (16)
16.7 (36)
MBN use ()
58.6 (65)
50.8 (31)
43.2 (19)
52.2 (59)
54.4 (56)
53.2 (115)
Clinical
Mean temperature (SD) in °C
37.7 (1.1)
37.4 (0.9)
37.6 (1.1)
37.6 (1.0)
37.6 (1.0)
37.6 (1.0)
Fever Prevalence ()
52.3 (58)
50.8 (31)
40.9 (18)
48.7 (55)
50.5 (52)
49.5 (107)
Malaria prevalence ()
29.7 (33)
34.4 (21)
43.2 (19)
29.2 (33)
38.8 (40)
33.8 (73)
GMPD/µL of blood
7091
2805
3932
5423
4109
4658
Splenomegaly prevalence ()
16.2 (18)
27.9 (17)
29.5 (13)
21.2 (24)
23.2 (24)
22.2 (48)
Mean Hb (SD) in g/dL
10 0 (2.3)
10.3 (2.6)
10.9 (2.7)
10.5 (2.8)
10.1 (2.2)
10.3 (2.5)
Anaemia prevalence ()
67.6
63.9
45.5
60.2 (68)
64.1 (66)
62.0 (134)
Malarial anaemia prevalence ()
21.6 (24)
24.6 (15)
27.5 (12)
19.5 (22)
28.2 (29)
23.6 (51)
Malnutrition ()
23.4 (26)
26.2 (16)
22.7 (10)
21.2 (24)
27.2 (28)
24.1 (52)
Wasting ()
4.5 (5)
6.6 (4)
9.1 (4)
1.8
10.7
6.0 (13)
Underweight ()
3.6 (4)
6.6 (4)
6.8 (3)
2.7(3)
7.8 (8)
5.1 (11)
Stunting ()
19.8 (22)
19.7 (12)
13.6 (6)
18.6 (21)
18.4 (19)
18.5 (40)
different with age (, ). different with sex (, ). Fever = axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C. Anaemia = Hb < 11 g/dL. Malarial anaemia = MP positive + Hb < 11 g/dL. Malnutrition = <−2 score in one of the anthropometric indices (HA, WA, and WH).
