Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population

	DHS dataset (N = 223,758)		MIS dataset (N = 52,202)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Child characteristics
Female	0.495	(0.500)	0.497	(0.500)
Age (months)	27.834	(17.250)	29.982	(16.786)
Child health
Probability of reported fever	0.200	(0.200)	0.337	(0.473)
Probability of reported diarrhea	0.139	(0.346)	–	–
Probability of reported cough	0.194	(0.396)	–	–
Probability of parasitemia	–	–	0.260	(0.438)
Parent characteristics
Age (years)	29.092	(6.897)	28.626	(7.056)
Education (years)	4.299	(3.715)	4.612	(7.413)
Household characteristics
Rural	0.704	(0.456)	0.735	(0.441)
Residents	7.145	(3.827)	8.589	(6.170)

DHS = Demographic and Health Survey; MIS = Malaria Indicator Survey; SD = standard deviation. Diarrhea and cough not reported as part of MIS.