Table1 Characteristics of study participants and households in Nagongera, Uganda

 Mean age during follow up in years

5.6

5.6

5.8

0.61

 Female

41.8

45.8

50.5

0.45

 Female caregiver completed at least primary education^a

7.5

26.0

27.6

0.003

 Female caregiver seeks fever treatment on same day^b

28.8

8.2

42.0

<0.001

 Distance to nearest health facility <3 km

54.3

40.6

48.5

0.53

 Health expenditure ≥25 % of total household expenditure

8.6

6.3

18.2

0.26

 Modern house^c

0.0

25.0

48.5

<0.001

 Meat eaten ≥3 days per week

17.1

37.5

66.7

<0.001

 Meals per day ≥3

2.9

28.1

54.6

<0.001

 Land area cultivated ≥1.6 ha^d

28.6

34.4

60.6

0.02