Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study participants.

Variable	Chikwawa district	Mchinji district
	No. (%)	No. (%)
Sex
Male	1599(48.7)	1688(48.1)
Female	1684(51.3)	1821(51.9)
Age Group (years)
1–9	561(17)	622(18)
10–14	1587(52)	1592(45)
15+	1135(35)	1295(37)
ALL	3283(100)	3509(100)