Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study children

	SMC 2 years (n = 242)	SMC 4 years (n = 219)	p
Age (months)
Median (min–max)	54 (46–65)	54 (46–65)	0.84
Gender
Male (%)	49.1	51.9	0.56
Parasite prevalence (%)	33.1	19.1	0.001