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. 2007 May 26;6:71. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-71

Table 3.

Distributions of self-reported malaria as illness among study participants

Variable N Cases Prevalence x2test: p-value
Total Population 1394 392 28.1
Slums p = 0.008
 Korogocho 610 208 34.1
 Viwandani 392 184 46.9
Gender p = 0.25
 Female 654 174 26.6
 Male 739 218 29.5
Age group (Years) p < 0.001
 Under 5 343 81 23.6
 5–14 235 50 21.3
 15–24 214 60 28.0
 25–40 367 136 37.1
 >40 235 65 27.7
Ethnicity p < 0.001
 Kikuyu 367 83 22.6
 Kamba 311 101 32.5
 Luha 199 63 31.7
 Luo 305 108 35.4
 Other 212 37 17.5
Symptoms Scores p < 0.001
 Score 0 413 24 5.8
 Score 1 139 15 10.8
 Score 2 291 101 34.7
 Score 3 290 125 43.1
 Score 4 168 76 45.2
 Score 5+ 93 51 54.8