Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Panel A: Household Characteristics (N = 36)
	Median (IQR) or N(%)
Age of Household Respondent	41.5 (33.0, 56.0)
Household Respondent is Female	15 (41.7%)
Education Level of Household Respondent
Less than primary	15 (41.7%)
Primary education or more	21 (58.3%)
Main source of drinking water
Piped/protected source	26 (72.2%)
Unprotected source	10 (27.8%)
Owns more than one acre of land	16 (44.4%)
Household size	5.0 (4.0, 7.5)
Panel B: Individuals (N = 280)
	N(%)
Female	151 (53.9%)
Adult 18 years or older:	110 (39.3%)
Among Adults 18 years or older:
Education
Less than a primary education	43 (39.1%)
Primary education or more	67 (60.9%)
Heard of RDTs	92 (87.6%)
Previously had an RDT (among those who have heard of RDTs)	85 (94.4%)
Beliefs about Malaria at Baseline
Believe positive RDT very likely correct	82 (92.1%)
Believe negative RDT very likely correct	55 (62.5%)
Believe AL very effective in treating malaria	60 (60.0%)
Reported malarial illness over study period	227 (84.7%)
Number of study RDTs received
0	56 (20.0%)
1	41 (14.6%)
2	27 (9.6%)
3 or more	156 (55.7%)
Panel C: Monthly Surveys (N = 5617)
	N (%)
Reported malaria illness in past month	909 (16.2%)
Had RDT for malaria illness	638 (70.2%)
Tested positive for malaria	337 (52.8%)
Adhered to positive test result	323 (95.8%)
Adhered to negative test result	182 (60.7%)

The household respondent provided information on treatment of malarial illnesses for children under the age of 18. Their beliefs about RDTs and AL were also used for children under the age of 18