Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study cohort
| Characteristic | Number (%) N = 252 |
|---|---|
| Age at enrolment | |
| 5 years to < 8 years | 76 (30.2%) |
| ≥ 8 years | 176 (69.8%) |
| Age (mean/standard deviation) | 9.93 (2.8) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 131 (52.0%) |
| Female | 121 (48.0%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Gouin | 98 (38.9%) |
| Karaboro | 55 (21.8%) |
| Mossi | 29 (11.5%) |
| Turka | 23 (9.1%) |
| Fulani | 16 (6.3%) |
| Senoufo | 11 (4.4%) |
| Others | 20 (7.9%) |
| Reported bed net use | |
| Used bed net usually | 215 (85.3%) |
| Used a bed net the previous night | 203 (80.6%) |
| Caregiver’s education level | |
| Illiterate | 199 (79.0%) |
| Primary school | 45 (17.9%) |
| Secondary school or above | 8 (3.2%) |
| Caregiver’s occupation | |
| Not working/retired | 6 (2.4%) |
| Farmer | 240 (95.2%) |
| Commercial activities / government officer | 6 (2.4%) |
| Eave status of child’s sleeping room | |
| Closed | 102 (40.5%) |
| Open | 138 (54.8%) |
| Roof material of child’s sleeping room | |
| Metal | 191 (75.8%) |
| Thatch | 34 (13.5%) |
| Other roof type | 18 (7.1%) |
| Wall material of child’s sleeping room | |
| Mud | 65 (25.8%) |
| Brick | 146 (57.9%) |
| Cement (plastered or painted) | 32 (12.7%) |
| Floor material of child’s sleeping room | |
| Cement | 177 (70.2%) |
| Dirt floor | 65 (25.8%) |
| Tiles | 1 (0.4%) |
| Window screening of child’s sleeping room | |
| Absent | 242 (96.0%) |
| Present | 1 (0.4%) |