Table 1.
Characteristics of households of index cases screened with RDTs (active case finding)
| Households of index case with uncomplicated malaria (m = 19) | Households of index case with non-malarial febrile illness (m = 81) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of household contacts screened | 68 | 294 | |
| Household Size, median (IQR) | |||
| Total | 5 (4–5.5) | 5 (3–6) | 0.78 |
| Children under 5 | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 0.58 |
| Length of stay in IDP camp [months], median (IQR) | 13 (9–15) | 13 (12–26) | 0.58 |
| Household Asset ownership, m (%) | |||
| Bicycle | 7 (37) | 16 (20) | 0.12 |
| Car | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Radio | 4 (21) | 23 (28) | 0.58 |
| Telephone | 5 (26) | 29 (36) | 0.41 |
| Television | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Fridge | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Electricity | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Cement construction | 1 (5) | 0 | 0.19 |
| Chicken | 5 (26) | 10 (12) | 0.13 |
| Cow | 1 (5) | 1 (1) | 0.35 |
| Goat | 4 (21) | 7 (9) | 0.21 |
| Household bed net ownership, m (%) | 4 (21) | 13 (16) | 0.73 |
| Education of female head of household, m (%) | |||
| No education | 11 (58) | 54 (67) | |
| Primary | 6 (32) | 24 (30) | |
| Secondary | 2 (11) | 3 (4) | 0.40 |
| University | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Malaria infection in the household, m/M (%) | 5/19 (26) | 24/81 (29) | 1.0 |
| Household contacts with malaria, n/N (%) | 5/68 (7.4) | 24/294 (8.2) | 1.0 |