Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 914 children enrolled in the Mali birth cohort.
Sex | |
Males, n, % | 467 (51.1) |
Females, n, % | 447 (48.9) |
Follow up characteristics | |
Median time, weeks (range) | 140 (52–264) |
Median number of visits per child (range) | 31 (5–81) |
Children with at least one episode of infection during follow up, n (%) of all | |
Gastrointestinal infection (GII) | 805 (88.1) |
Respiratory infection (RI) | 893 (97.7) |
Malaria overall | 696 (76.1) |
Severe malaria (SM) | 102 (11.2) |
Non-severe malaria (NSM) | 686 (75.1) |