Table 1 Demographic and characteristics of participants in the baseline and endline community surveys

 Population^a, n (%)

4867

4685

5728

4406

 Age group, years

  < 5

908 (18.7%)

852 (18.2%)

986 (17.2%)

702 (15.9%)

  5–15

1602 (32.9%)

1425 (30.4%)

1727 (30.2%)

1307 (29.7%)

  > 15

2357 (48.4%)

2408 (51.4%)

3015 (52.6%)

2397 (54.4%)

 Gender, n (%)

  Female

2698 (55.4%)

2509 (53.6%)

3310 (57.8%)

2464 (55.9%)

  Male

2169 (44.6%)

2176 (46.4%)

2418 (42.2%)

1942 (44.1%)

 Malaria infection^a, n (%, 95% CI)

  Positive

1103 (28.1, 26.1–30.2)

967 (25.7, 23.7–27.8)

621 (13.4, 12.12–14.7)

163 (4.9, 4.0–5.9)

  Negative

2827 (71.9, 69.9–73.9)

2794 (74.3, 72.2–76.3)

4029 (86.6, 85.3–87.9)

3176 (95.1, 94.1–96.0)

 Bed-net use^c, n (%, 95% CI)

  Yes

2316 (49.4, 46.4–52.4)

2969 (65.9,62.6–69.1)

4568 (79.7, 77.9–81.5)

3673 (83.4, 81.3–85.3)

  No

2375 (50.6, 47.6–53.6)

1534 (34.1,30.9–37.4)

1160 (20.3, 18.5–22.2)

733 (16.6, 14.7–18.7)