Table 1. Baseline characteristic of the study population.

Characteristic	n(%)
Age group
0–11 mo*	84(24.6)
12–59	257(75.4)
Sex
male	180(52.8)
female	161(47.2)
Siblings
alive	321(94.1)
dead	20(5.9)
Blood transfusion
ever transfused
Transfusion Intervals**	84(24.6)
8–9 mo*	24(7.1)
10–16 mo	60(17.5)
never transfused	257(75.4)
No. of times transfused
once	52(61.9)
twice	20(23.8)
more than twice	12(4.3)
Bed net use
yes	234(69.2)
no	107(30.8)

*mo = age in months, n = total number of children, % = percentage of children.

**Interval of transfusion (in months) before enrolment.

Basic profiles of the study children as captured by questionnaire have been summarize. The age group, sex and information of siblings and whether or not they have ever received blood transfusion and level of bed net usage have been tabulated.