Table 2.
Characteristics of the participants
| Characteristics | Total (n = 870) | Positive (n = 52) | Negative (n = 818) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 470 | 54.0 | 24 | 47.1 | 446 | 54.5 |
| Male | 400 | 46.0 | 27 | 52.9 | 373 | 45.5 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <5 | 67 | 7.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 66 | 8.1 |
| 5–14 | 392 | 45.1 | 25 | 48.1 | 367 | 44.9 |
| ≥15 | 411 | 47.2 | 26 | 50.0 | 385 | 47.1 |
| Slept under a bed net last night | ||||||
| Yes | 863 | 99.2 | 52 | 100.0 | 811 | 99.1 |
| No | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Worked in forest at night in the past month | ||||||
| Yes | 33 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.8 | 31 | 3.8 |
| No | 837 | 96.2 | 50 | 96.2 | 787 | 96.2 |
| Slept in forest/hut in the past month | ||||||
| Yes | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.9 | 7 | 0.9 |
| No | 862 | 99.1 | 51 | 98.1 | 811 | 99.1 |
| Fever episode in the past 2 weeks | ||||||
| Yes | 71 | 8.2 | 4 | 7.7 | 67 | 8.2 |
| No | 799 | 91.8 | 48 | 92.3 | 751 | 91.8 |
| Body temperature (°C) | ||||||
| ≤37 | 682 | 77.2 | 43 | 82.7 | 629 | 76.9 |
| >37 | 198 | 22.8 | 9 | 17.3 | 189 | 23.1 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 36.8 (0.4) | 36.8 (0.6) | 36.8 (0.4) | |||