Figure 2

Flow chart of the cohort study in Banfora Health District, Burkina Faso. ^aThe initial EBF-trial focused only on singleton births and was scheduled at weeks 3, 6, 12 and 24. The cohort follow-up included twins and added further visits at day 7 and 12 months after birth. ^bMothers whose children had died and were initially interviewed (verbal autopsy) were visited for formal greetings but not re-interviewed.