Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population (households)

Variables	Households n (%)	Individuals n (%)
	120 (100)	365 (100)
Malaria infection	13 (11)	15 (4)
Household food insecurity
Food security	1 (< 1)	1 (< 1)
Mild food insecurity	8 (7)	19 (5)
Moderate food insecurity	44 (37)	117 (32)
Severe food insecurity	67 (56)	228 (62)
Protective measures
Living in a household with indoor residual spraying in past 12 months	4 (3)	18 (5)
Household wealth indicators
Household owns any livestock	27 (23)	87 (24)
Household receives money from family/friends outside the community	23 (19)	84 (23)
Either household wealth indicator	45 (38)	146 (40)
Number of children living in household
0–1	40 (33)	79 (22)
2–3	37 (31)	97 (27)
4–5	35 (29)	137 (38)
6–7	8 (7)	52 (14)