Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study subjects
| Characteristic | Categories | Groups | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison (percent) n = 200 | Intervention (percent) n = 400 | |||
| Age | 3–5 Months | 7 (3.5) | 4 (1.0) | |
| 6–11 months | 17 (8.5) | 38 (9.5) | ||
| 1 year | 30 (15.0) | 65 (16.3) | ||
| 2 years | 53 (26.5) | 129 (32.3) | ||
| 3 years | 57 (28.5) | 82 (20.5) | ||
| 4 years | 36 (18.0) | 82 (20.5) | 0.065 | |
| Sex | Female | 92 (46.0) | 211 (52.8) | |
| Male | 108 (54.0) | 189 (47.3) | 0.119 | |
| Parental education | Did not complete school | 163 (81.5) | 316 (79.0) | |
| Primary education | 16 (8.0) | 32 (8.0) | ||
| Secondary education | 16 (8.0) | 28 (7.0) | ||
| Advanced education | 5 (2.5) | 24 (6.0) | 0.300 | |
| Household mosquito net ownership | No | 25 (12.5) | 73 (18.3) | |
| Yes | 175 (87.5) | 327 (81.8) | 0.072 | |
| Child slept under a Long-lasting Insecticidal net (LLINs) the previous night | No | 3 (1.7) | 5 (1.5) | |
| Yes | 172 (98.3) | 322 (98.5) | 0.570 | |
| Household sprayed house (IRS) | No | 199 (99.5) | 399 (99.8) | |
| Yes | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 0.556 | |
| Socioeconomic status | Highest (Fifth) quintile | 23 (11.5) | 90 (22.5) | |
| Fourth quintile | 53 (26.5) | 70 (17.5) | ||
| Middle quintile | 25 (12.5) | 36 (9.0) | ||
| Second quintile | 54 (27.0) | 112 (28.0) | ||
| Lowest (First) quintile | 45 (22.5) | 92 (23.0) | 0.004 | |