Table 1.
Age, in Months, and Gender of the Pre-Vaccination Contacts in Each Year of the Study
| Study Children\'s Characteristics | Contact | SMC Alone | RTS,S Alone | RTS,S + SMC | Both RTS,S Groups Combined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD), % | N | Mean (SD), % | N | Mean (SD), % | N | Mean (SD), % | ||
| Both countries | |||||||||
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2017 | 29 | 13.3 (4.17) | 102 | 12.2 (4.38) | 100 | 12.1 (4.22) | 202 | 12.2 (4.29) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 11 | 37.9 | 50 | 49.0 | 48 | 48.0 | 98 | 47.2 | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2018 | 38 | 24.6 (4.55) | 141 | 25.4 (4.22) | 138 | 24.9 (4.18) | 279 | 25.1 (4.20) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 17 | 44.7 | 73 | 51.8 | 74 | 53.6 | 147 | 51.7 | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2019 | 36 | 36.9 (4.30) | 153 | 36.7 (3.93) | 138 | 36.7 (3.99) | 291 | 36.7 (3.95) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 21 | 58.3 | 72 | 47.1 | 65 | 47.1 | 137 | 48.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | |||||||||
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2017 | 17 | 14.1 (3.97) | 43 | 12.6 (4.75) | 44 | 12.3 (4.28) | 87 | 12.5 (4.49) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 7 | 41.2 | 23 | 53.5 | 22 | 50.0 | 45 | 50.0 | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2018 | 16 | 25.6 (4.86) | 65 | 25.1 (4.32) | 67 | 24.8 (4.27) | 132 | 25.0 (4.28) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 8 | 50.0 | 35 | 53.8 | 38 | 56.7 | 73 | 54.7 | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2019 | 17 | 36.9 (4.88) | 71 | 37.2 (4.14) | 64 | 37.0 (4.32) | 135 | 37.1 (4.21) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 9 | 52.9 | 34 | 47.9 | 27 | 42.2 | 61 | 46.1 | |
| Mali | |||||||||
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2017 | 12 | 12.3 (4.38) | 59 | 12.0 (4.12) | 56 | 12.0 (4.20) | 115 | 12.0 (4.14) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 4 | 33.3 | 27 | 45.8 | 26 | 46.4 | 53 | 44.9 | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2018 | 22 | 23.8 (4.28) | 76 | 25.6 (4.16) | 71 | 25.0 (4.13) | 147 | 25.3 (4.14) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 9 | 40.9 | 38 | 50.0 | 36 | 50.7 | 74 | 49.1 | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | Pre-2019 | 19 | 36.9 (3.84) | 82 | 36.3 (3.72) | 74 | 36.5 (3.70) | 156 | 36.4 (3.70) |
| Sex, Percent (Male) | 12 | 63.2 | 38 | 46.3 | 38 | 51.4 | 76 | 50.3 | |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SMC, seasonal malaria chemoprevention.