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Table 1 Characteristics of study children at the start of the transmission season, June 2011

From: Is chronic malnutrition associated with an increase in malaria incidence? A cohort study in children aged under 5 years in rural Gambia

Characteristic of children / household (N = 2527)

Mean age (years) at enrolment (interquartile range)

2.79 (2.20)

Age at enrolment, n (%)

 6 months to < 1 year

273 (10.8)

 1 year to < 2 years

523 (20.7)

 2 years to < 3 years

593 (23.5)

 3 years to < 4 years

548 (21.7)

 4 years to < 5 years

590 (23.3)

Female, n (%)

1179 (46.7)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Fula

1073 (42.5)

 Mandinka

1205 (47.7)

 Other

245 (9.7)

Village located on North bank, n (%)

1303 (51.6)

Traditional housea, n (%)

1073 (42.5)

Sleeping under any net, n (%)

2383 (94.3)

Sleeping under a long-lasting insecticidal net, n (%)

2366 (93.6)

House sprayed with DDT, n (%)

1269 (50.2)

  1. aAt least half of the rooms in household have mud walls and thatched roof