Table 1. Characteristics of 583 children from southern Rwanda.
| Parameter | Value |
| No. | 583 |
| Age (months; median, range) | 32.0 (0.5–60) |
| Female sex (%) | 46.2 (270/582) |
| Breastfed (%) | 50.4 (298/582) |
| Recruited in community (%) | 84.4 |
| Rural residence (%) | 90.3 (524/578) |
| Household income<median (5000 RwF) | 30.3 (207/582) |
| Health insurance present (%) | 37.6 (291/582) |
| Lacking formal education, mother (%) | 26.9 (162/581) |
| Mother's occupation: farmer/laborer (%) | 97.3 (565/580) |
| Lacking formal education, father (%) | 29.8 (190/571) |
| Father's occupation: farmer/laborer (%) | 82.5 (485/579) |
| No. of people/household (median, range)a | 5.0 (2–12) |
| No. of siblings (median, range)a | 2.0 (0–9) |
| Absence of assessed household assets (%) | 42.3 (242/581) |
| History of fever (48 hours, %) | 29.9 (92/541) |
| Febrile (%) | 9.4 (46/581) |
| Malaria (%) | 4.6 (25/583) |
| HIV positive (%) | 1.2 (7/583) |
Cluster effects are taken into account.
a
, n = 582.