School absenteeism among school-aged children assessed via mother's report, classroom roll calls and school records.

aReported: numbers and proportions of children who missed at least 1 d of school in the past 5 d of school (n = 1,059 children 5–10 y enrolled in primary school standard 1–5 at baseline followed up for 12 mo).bRoll call: number of days absent over total number of days of observation (n = 611 children followed up for 9 mo).cSchool records: number of days absent over total number of school days (n = 611 children followed up for 12 mo).