Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to tertiles of FP score
|  | Overall (N = 260) | FP score tertiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (n = 86) | T2 (n = 87) | T3 (n = 87) | ||
FP scorea | 25.6 ± 6.3 | 18.5 ± 3.1 | 25.9 ± 1.6 | 32.3 ± 3.2 |
Sex | ||||
 Boys | 116 (44.6) | 32 (37.2) | 46 (52.9) | 38 (43.7) |
 Girls | 144 (55.4) | 54 (62.8) | 41 (47.1) | 49 (56.3) |
Age (years) | 11.8 ± 1.6 | 11.8 ± 1.5 | 11.6 ± 1.6 | 12.1 ± 1.7 |
 9–11 | 117 (45.0) | 39 (45.3) | 41 (47.1) | 37 (42.5) |
 12–14 | 129 (49.6) | 45 (52.3) | 42 (48.3) | 42 (48.3) |
 15–17 | 14 (5.4) | 2 (2.3) | 4 (4.6) | 8 (9.2) |
Household wealth status | ||||
 Poorest | 101 (38.8) | 40 (46.5) | 32 (36.8) | 29 (33.3) |
 Poorer | 79 (30.4) | 22 (25.6) | 29 (33.3) | 28 (32.2) |
 Least poor | 89 (30.8) | 24 (27.9) | 26 (29.9) | 30 (34.5) |
Mother’s/female guardian’s education | ||||
 Higher than primary education (> 8 years) | 100 (38.5) | 30 (34.9) | 36 (41.4) | 34 (39.1) |
 < 8 years | 160 (61.5) | 56 (65.1) | 51 (58.6) | 53 (60.9) |
HAZ | − 0.63 ± 1.23 | − 0.7 ± 1.26 | − 0.58 ± 1.25 | − 0.62 ± 1.19 |
 Stunting (HAZ < − 2) | 39 (15.0) | 16 (18.6) | 12 (13.8) | 11 (12.6) |
BAZ | − 0.77 ± 0.84 | − 0.72 ± 0.89 | − 0.72 ± 0.77 | − 0.85 ± 0.87 |
 Underweight (BAZ < − 2) | 19 (7.3) | 8 (9.3) | 5 (5.7) | 6 (6.9) |
Anemiab | 101 (40.2) | 36 (42.4) | 36 (42.4) | 29 (35.8) |
S. mansoni infection | ||||
 Light | 98 (36.9) | 28 (32.6) | 37 (42.5) | 31 (35.6) |
 Moderate | 61 (23.5) | 28 (32.6) | 19 (21.8) | 14 (16.1) |
 Heavy | 41 (15.8) | 11 (12.8) | 14 (16.1) | 16 (18.4) |
Malaria infection | 30 (11.5) | 11 (12.8) | 8 (9.2) | 11 (12.6) |
S. mansoni and malaria coinfection | 24 (9.2) | 10 (11.6) | 5 (5.7) | 9 (10.3) |
Soil-transmitted helminth infection | 35 (13.5) | 11 (12.8) | 13 (14.9) | 11 (12.6) |