Table 1. Characteristics of study children at enrolment.
| Characteristics | Community-based arm | Facility-based arm |
| Number of clusters (N) | 6 | 6 |
| Number of children enumerated in each study arm n (%) | 506 (48.7) | 533 (51.3) |
| Number enrolled and received the first course of IPTc n (%) | 472 (93.1) | 492 (92.3) |
| Age (in months) (mean, SD) | 26.8 (15.89) | 28.5 (16.54) |
| Sex n (%) male | 264 (55.9) | 246 (50.0) |
| Own bednet n (%) | 112 (23.7) | 139 (28.3) |
| Own ITN n (%) | 76 (16.1) | 94 (19. 1) |
| Slept under bednet last night n (%) | 73 (15.5) | 107 (21.74) |
| Slept under ITN last night n (%) | 54 (11.4) | 80 (16.3) |
| Proportion with temperature > = 37.5°C n (%) | 15 (3.2) | 22 (4.5) |
| Malaria parasitaemia n (%) | 51 (10.8) | 61 (12.4) |
| Parasitaemia density>7000/µl n (%) | 13 (2.8) | 15 (3.1) |
| Underweight n (%) | 118 (25.0) | 123 (25.0) |
| Wasted n (%) | 80 (16.9) | 76 (15.5) |
| Stunted n (%) | 35 (7.4) | 49 (10.0) |
| BMI(mean, SE) | 0.158 (0.026) | 0.157 (0.025) |
*
Information obtained by interviewing parents/guardians of participants (use of insecticide treated net or untreated net was distinguished).