Table 1.

Characteristics at baseline

Characteristic	Frequency (N = 622)	Percentage frequency	Average distance from dispensary (km) b
Period
November 2013	217	35.0	Not applicable (N/A)
December 2013	182	29.2	N/A
January 2014	106	17.0	N/A
February 2014	117	18.8	N/A
Sex
Male	272	43.7	N/A
Female	350	56.3	N/A
Hospitals
Child Health Department	293	47.1	0
NCTCa	249	40.0	0
Government Hospitals	41	6.6	72
37 Military Hospital	16	2.6	12
Private Hospitals/Clinics	15	2.4	15
Tamale Teaching Hospital	1	0.2	616
University of Ghana Hospital	7	1.1	18
Age groups
≤ 1 month	37	6.0	N/A
> 1 month–12 months	167	26.8	N/A
> 12 months – 60 months	250	40.2	N/A
> 60 months	25	4.0	N/A
Missing	143	23.0	N/A

^aNational Cardio-Thoracic Centre. ^bAverage distance was used because of grouped data