Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of the study participants |
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| sIPT + (n = 131) |
sIPT- (n = 131) |
p |
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| 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 (%) |
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| Week 1 to 52 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
n.s. |
| Week 53 to 75 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
n.s. |
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SD = standard deviation sIPT - = control group sIPT + = treatment group n.s. not significant |
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Dicko et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:123 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-123 |
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