Table 1.
Distribution of head of household baseline characteristics
| Variable name | Variable groups | Frequency—n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of HoH | Male | 234 (77.5 %) |
| Female | 68 (22.5 %) | |
| Age of HoH | Median (± SD) | 43.3 (± 13.0) |
| HH member size | Median (± SD) | 5.0 (± 1.9) |
| HH with at least one/more children under five | Yes | 243 (80.4 %) |
| HH with at least one/more children under five with fever/malaria in the last 3 months | Yes | 3 (1 %) |
| Family owns the house lived in | Yes | 255 (84.4) |
| Family owns a piece of land | Yes | 209 (69.2 %) |
| HoH main occupation | Farmer | 276 (91.4 %) |
| Public officer | 4 (1.3 %) | |
| Self-employer | 14 (4.6 %) | |
| Private officer | 2 (0.7 %) | |
| Unemployed | 4 (1.3 %) | |
| Other | 2 (0.7 %) | |
| HoH highest educational level | None | 96 (31.7 %) |
| Primary School | 179 (59.3 %) | |
| Post primary/vocational | 7 (2.3 %) | |
| Secondary or higher | 20 (6.6 %) | |
| HoH marital status | Never married | 9 (3 %) |
| Married | 143 (47.4 %) | |
| Living together | 78 (25.8 %) | |
| Separated/divorced | 25 (8.3 %) | |
| Widowed | 47 (15.6 %) | |
| ITN ownership and use | No of HHs owning at least 1 bed net | 274 (90.7 %) |
| No of HH that used ITN the night before survey | 224 (73.2 %) | |
| HH sprayed in the last 6 months | Yes | 274 (90.7 %) |
| HoH health insurance ownership | Yes | 270 (89.4 %) |
| HoH ability to pay medical services and medicines | Yes | 217 (71.9 %) |