Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants and their households (N = 515)
| Categories | Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Study participants | ||
| Female gender | 255 (49.5) | |
| HIV exposed | 131 (25.4) | |
| Assigned chemoprevention arm | No chemoprevention | 131 (25.4) |
| Daily TS | 132 (25.6) | |
| Monthly SP | 126 (24.5) | |
| Monthly DP | 126 (24.5) | |
| Reported sleeping under an ITN the prior evening* | 98.5% | |
| Followed to 24 months of age | 512 (99.4) | |
| Material used for household construction | ||
| Materials used for floor | Earth | 440 (85.4) |
| Cement | 72 (14.0) | |
| Stones | 2 (0.4) | |
| Bricks | 1 (0.2) | |
| Materials used for walls | Mud and sticks or mud bricks | 425 (82.5) |
| Cement bricks or plaster | 90 (17.5) | |
| Materials used for roof | Thatched | 293 (56.9) |
| Iron sheets | 221 (42.9) | |
| Cement | 1 (0.2) | |
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; ITN = insecticide-treated bed nets; TS = trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; SP = sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; DP = dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine.
*
At the time of monthly routine assessments.