Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Subjects, According to Vaccine Group.
| Characteristic | RTS,S/AS01E (N = 447) |
Rabies (N = 447) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||