Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study cohort
Characteristic | Number (%) N = 252 |
|---|---|
Age at enrolment | |
5 years to < 8 years | 76 (30.2%) |
≥ 8 years | 176 (69.8%) |
Age (mean/standard deviation) | 9.93 (2.8) |
Gender | |
Male | 131 (52.0%) |
Female | 121 (48.0%) |
Ethnicity | |
Gouin | 98 (38.9%) |
Karaboro | 55 (21.8%) |
Mossi | 29 (11.5%) |
Turka | 23 (9.1%) |
Fulani | 16 (6.3%) |
Senoufo | 11 (4.4%) |
Others | 20 (7.9%) |
Reported bed net use | |
Used bed net usually | 215 (85.3%) |
Used a bed net the previous night | 203 (80.6%) |
Caregiver’s education level | |
Illiterate | 199 (79.0%) |
Primary school | 45 (17.9%) |
Secondary school or above | 8 (3.2%) |
Caregiver’s occupation | |
Not working/retired | 6 (2.4%) |
Farmer | 240 (95.2%) |
Commercial activities / government officer | 6 (2.4%) |
Eave status of child’s sleeping room | |
Closed | 102 (40.5%) |
Open | 138 (54.8%) |
Roof material of child’s sleeping room | |
Metal | 191 (75.8%) |
Thatch | 34 (13.5%) |
Other roof type | 18 (7.1%) |
Wall material of child’s sleeping room | |
Mud | 65 (25.8%) |
Brick | 146 (57.9%) |
Cement (plastered or painted) | 32 (12.7%) |
Floor material of child’s sleeping room | |
Cement | 177 (70.2%) |
Dirt floor | 65 (25.8%) |
Tiles | 1 (0.4%) |
Window screening of child’s sleeping room | |
Absent | 242 (96.0%) |
Present | 1 (0.4%) |