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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

From: Impact of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine targeting the transmission season on the incidence of clinical malaria in children in Mali

 

sIPT +

(n = 131)

sIPT-

(n = 131)

p

Mean age in years (SD)

5.6 (2.9)

5.1 (2.8)

n.s.

Sex (% of male)

50.4

58.0

n.s.

Parasite prevalence (%)

33.6

37.4

n.s.

Lost to follow up first year (%)

   

   Week 1 to 52

11.4

11.4

n.s.

   Week 53 to 75

5.3

3.8

n.s.

  1. SD = standard deviation
  2. sIPT - = control group
  3. sIPT + = treatment group
  4. n.s. not significant
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Malaria Journal

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