Table 3.
The baseline characteristic of participants in different villages in Ibeshe community.
| Abuja | Agbowa | Ibeshe | Malatori | Oke-Awori | Oke-Ota | Oshorun | Owode | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 192 | 269 | 239 | 103 | 150 | 63 | 237 | 236 | |
| Mean age (±SD) | 27.2 ± 18.8 | 22.5 ± 19.2 | 31.3 ± 23.2 | 30.8 ± 16.3 | 23.5 ± 17.7 | 25.2 ± 18.6 | 26.4 ± 20.8 | 27.3 ± 19.9 | |
| <5 yrs (%) | 27 (14.1) | 56 (20.8) | 31 (13.0) | 7 (6.8) | 27 (18.0) | 13 (20.6) | 37 (15.6) | 39 (16.5) | 0.07 |
| Males (%) | 75 (31.1) | 117 (43.5) | 77 (32.2) | 44 (42.7) | 55 (43.3) | 28 (44.4) | 75 (31.6) | 73 (30.9) | 0.002 |
| Malaria carriage rate (%) | 5.2 | 0.7 | 25.9 | 12.6 | 20.0 | 25.4 | 13.9 | 22.5 | <0.001 |
| Febrile cases (≥37.5°C) | 6 (3.1) | 9 (3.3) | 10 (4.2) | 1 (1) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (3.2) | 4 (1.7) | 7 (3.0) | 0.411 |