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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Longitudinal study on Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage following artemether-lumefantrine administration in a cohort of children aged 12–47 months living in Western Kenya, a high transmission area

 

AL (N = 135)

Placebo (N = 135)

Overall (270)

Age in months – Mean (SD) a

29.6 (10.2)

30.1 (10.1)

29.8 (10.1)

Male – N (%)

72/135 (53.3)

69/135 (51.1)

141/270 (52.2)

Hb - Mean (SD)

9.9 (1.3)

9.9 (1.4)

9.9 (1.4)

Bed net use overall – N (%)

40/135 (29.6)

49/135 (36.3)

89/270 (33)

Bed net use 12–23 months – N (%)

16/45 (35.6)

23/45 (51.1)

39/45 (43.3)

Bed net use 24–35 months – N (%)

15/45 (33.3)

12/45 (26.7)

27/45 (30.0)

Bed net use 36–47 months – N (%)

9/45 (20.0)

14/45 (31.1)

23/45 (25.6)

  1. aThe standard deviation (SD) from the mean of the sample size analysed.