Table 1. Demographics of the study groups at the start of surveillance (Total Cohort).

Characteristics		RTS,S/AS02 N = 153	Rabies N = 153	Total N = 306
Ethnicity	Mandinka	147 (96.1%)	144 (94.1%)	291 (95.1%)
	Other	6 (3.9%)	9 (5.9%)	15 (4.9%)
Age (years)	Mean [SD]	26.4 [8.9]	25.9 [9.0]	26.2 [8.9]
Age category (years)	17 to 19	55 (35.9%)	58 (37.9%)	113 (36.9%)
	20 to 24	24 (15.7%)	31 (20.3%)	55 (18.0%)
	25 to 34	39 (25.5%)	29 (19.0%)	68 (22.2%)
	35 to 40	20 (13.1%)	19 (12.4%)	39 (12.7%)
	41 to 45	15 (9.8%)	16 (10.5%)	31 (10.1%)
HBsAg Status	Positive	22 (14.4%)	28 (18.3%)	50 (16.3%)
	Negative	131 (85.6%)	125 (81.7%)	256 (83.7%)