Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | N = 420 |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), years | 11.6 (±2.9) |
| Boys, n (%) | 274 (65.2) |
| Area of residence, n (%) | |
| Rural | 366 (87.1) |
| Urban | 54 (12.9) |
| Socioeconomic status, n (%) | |
| Lower | 18 (4.3) |
| Lower/Upper lower | 290 (69.0) |
| Middle/Lower middle | 89(21.2) |
| Upper middle | 22 (5.2) |
| Upper | 1 (0.2) |
| Frequency of BPG injections, n (%) | |
| Three-weekly injections | 335 (79.8%) |
| Two-weekly injections | 85 (20.2) |
| Setting for obtaining prophylaxis, n (%) | |
| Private clinic | 348 (82.9) |
| Government clinic | 72 (17.2) |
BPG: Benzathine Penicillin G, n: number, SD: standard deviation.