Table 5.
Association of malaria with practices of the respondents
|
Variables and responses |
Malaria cases (Zone 1) |
p-value |
Malaria cases (Zone 2) |
p-value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| a) Full family use of bed nets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
12 |
37.50 |
ns |
3 |
37.50 |
ns |
| Yes |
157 |
47.29 |
|
38 |
40.00 |
|
| b) Use insecticides |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
98 |
43.75 |
ns |
22 |
48.89 |
ns |
| Yes |
71 |
50.71 |
|
19 |
32.20 |
|
| c) Domestic animals present |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
51 |
38.35 |
0.02 |
14 |
29.17 |
0.04 |
| Yes |
118 |
51.53 |
|
27 |
48.21 |
|
| d) Usually enter the house |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <6 pm |
102 |
52.04 |
0.03 |
15 |
57.69 |
0.05 |
| 6 pm - 9 pm |
65 |
41.14 |
|
26 |
34.21 |
|
| >9 pm |
2 |
20.00 |
|
0 |
0.00 |
|
| e) Usually spent time in the afternoon hours |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inside |
83 |
53.90 |
0.03 |
11 |
55.00 |
ns |
| Outside |
77 |
39.49 |
|
28 |
35.90 |
|
| Market |
5 |
50.00 |
|
0 |
0.00 |
|
| Tea stall | 4 | 80.00 | 2 | 40.00 | ||
ns = not statistically significant.