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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 13.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2008 Dec 8;359(24):2521–2532. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0807381

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Subjects, According to Vaccine Group.

Characteristic RTS,S/AS01E
(N = 447)
Rabies
(N = 447)
Mean age — mo 11.4 11.3
Sex — no. (%)
Female 230 (51) 222 (50)
Male 217 (49) 225 (50)
Site — no. (%)
Kilifi, Kenya 223 (50) 224 (50)
Korogwe, Tanzania 224 (50) 223 (50)
Geographic cluster — no. (%)
Kilifi, Kenya
Junju West 63 (14) 48 (11)
Junju East 52 (12) 58 (13)
Pingilikani South 54 (12) 60 (13)
Pingilikani North 54 (12) 58 (13)
Korogwe, Tanzania
Ngombezi 41 (9) 39 (9)
Makuyuni 152 (34) 150 (34)
Mbagai 31 (7) 34 (8)
Distance to dispensary — no. (%)
<5 km 299 (67) 290 (65)
5–10 km 122 (27) 131 (29)
>10 km 26 (6) 26 (6)
Bed net — no. (%)
None 80 (18) 95 (21)
Treated, with no holes 103 (23) 99 (22)
Treated, with holes 85 (19) 69 (15)
Untreated, with no holes 57 (13) 54 (12)
Untreated, with holes 95 (21) 108 (24)
Missing data 27 (6) 22 (5)