Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	AL (N = 135)	Placebo (N = 135)	Overall (270)
Age in months – Mean (SD) a	29.6 (10.2)	30.1 (10.1)	29.8 (10.1)
Male – N (%)	72/135 (53.3)	69/135 (51.1)	141/270 (52.2)
Hb - Mean (SD)	9.9 (1.3)	9.9 (1.4)	9.9 (1.4)
Bed net use overall – N (%)	40/135 (29.6)	49/135 (36.3)	89/270 (33)
Bed net use 12–23 months – N (%)	16/45 (35.6)	23/45 (51.1)	39/45 (43.3)
Bed net use 24–35 months – N (%)	15/45 (33.3)	12/45 (26.7)	27/45 (30.0)
Bed net use 36–47 months – N (%)	9/45 (20.0)	14/45 (31.1)	23/45 (25.6)

^aThe standard deviation (SD) from the mean of the sample size analysed.