Table1.

Characteristics of study participants and households in Nagongera, Uganda

Characteristic	Wealth index tertile (%)
	Poorest	Middle	Highest	P
Characteristics of children (N = 333)
Mean age during follow up in years	5.6	5.6	5.8	0.61
Female	41.8	45.8	50.5	0.45
Female caregiver completed at least primary educationa	7.5	26.0	27.6	0.003
Female caregiver seeks fever treatment on same dayb	28.8	8.2	42.0	<0.001
Characteristics of households (N = 100)
Distance to nearest health facility <3 km	54.3	40.6	48.5	0.53
Health expenditure ≥25 % of total household expenditure	8.6	6.3	18.2	0.26
Modern housec	0.0	25.0	48.5	<0.001
Meat eaten ≥3 days per week	17.1	37.5	66.7	<0.001
Meals per day ≥3	2.9	28.1	54.6	<0.001
Land area cultivated ≥1.6 had	28.6	34.4	60.6	0.02

^aData on female caregiver’s education collected for 301 of 333 (90 %) children

^bData on female caregiver’s treatment-seeking behaviour collected for 191 of 333 (57 %) children

^cModern house: Cement, wood or metal wall; tiled or metal roof and closed eaves. Traditional house: all other houses

^dHa = hectare; 1.6 ha = 4 acres