Table 4. Baseline characteristics of the sub group of 1439 children who were not infected at baseline, and infected at 6 months (n = 96).
| Baseline Characteristics | N | % Infected at 6 Months | P*** |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 738 | 6.50 | 0.91 |
| Female | 755 | 6.36 | |
| Age | |||
| <2 | 392 | 6.63 | REF |
| 2–4 | 464 | 7.32 | 0.68 |
| 5–9 | 637 | 5.65 | 0.53 |
| Treated | |||
| Yes | 1412 | 5.88 | 0.003 |
| No | 81 | 16.0 | |
| Child age 0–5 with clean face at baseline * | |||
| Yes | 495 | 6.67 | 0.99 |
| No | 498 | 6.62 | |
| Other Children infected in household at baseline:** | |||
| Yes | 261 | 7.66 | 0.45 |
| No | 1232 | 6.17 |
*Only children in this age group had assessment of facial cleanliness at baseline.
**The number reflects other children in household infected, not counting the index child.
***From a logistic model with infection at 6 months as the outcome accounting for clustering at the household level.