Table 1.
Characteristic of study population
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 10 | 147 | 29 |
| >10 | 364 | 71 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 268 | 47 |
| Female | 241 | 53 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 275 | 54 |
| Urban | 234 | 46 |
| Household income | ||
| High (≥ 100 US dollars/month) | 187 | 37 |
| Low (< 100 US dollars/month) | 322 | 63 |
| Quality of housing* | ||
| Good | 456 | 90 |
| Bad | 52 | 10 |
| Clothes | ||
| Long (covering arms and legs) | 298 | 59 |
| Short | 208 | 41 |
| Insecticide spray | ||
| Yes | 152 | 30 |
| No | 353 | 70 |
| Using ITNs | ||
| Yes | 152 | 30 |
| No | 356 | 70 |
| Water stream (≤ 200 m of household) | ||
| Yes | 167 | 33 |
| No | 340 | 67 |
| Closing house windows | ||
| Yes | 327 | 64 |
| No | 181 | 36 |
n: number of subjects
*Good housing condition was defined as being complete, made up of stones/bricks with no opening or holes. Bad housing condition did not have all these characteristics