Table 1 Characteristics of the study children seen at the end of the malaria transmission season surveys by study arm
SMC alone | RTS,S/AS01E alone | RTS,S/AS01E + SMC combined | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | ||||
Number of children n/N (%) | 1710/1965 (87.0) | 1742/1988 (87.6) | 1719/1967 (87.4) | 5171/5920 (87.4) |
Mean age (range) (months) | 19 (11–27) | 19 (12–27) | 19 (12–27) | 19 (11–27) |
Sex n(%) | ||||
Male | 885 (51.8) | 900 (51.7) | 896 (52.1) | 2681 (51.8) |
Female | 825 (48.2) | 842 (48.3) | 823 (47.9) | 2490 (48.2) |
2018 | ||||
Number of children n (%) | 1655/1904 (86.9) | 1717/1927 (89.1) | 1695/1919 (88.3) | 5067/5750 (88.1) |
Mean age (range) (months) | 31 (23–39) | 31 (24–39) | 31 (24–39) | 31 (23–39) |
Sex n (%) | ||||
Male | 844 (51.0) | 898 (52.3) | 863 (50.9) | 2605 (51.4) |
Female | 811 (49.0) | 819 (47.7) | 832 (49.1) | 2462 (48.6) |
2019 | ||||
Number of children n (%) | 1620/1847 (87.7) | 1650/1882 (87.7) | 1642/1873 (87.7) | 4912/5602 (87.7) |
Mean age (range) (months) | 43 (35–50) | 43 (36–50) | 43 (36–50) | 43 (35–50) |
Sex n (%) | ||||
Male | 843 (52.0) | 851 (51.6) | 842 (51.3) | 2536 (51.6) |
Female | 776 (47.9) | 799 (48.4) | 800 (48.7) | 2375 (48.4) |