Table 1.
Baseline demographics of households by trial arm
| Arm 1 (ITC then NTC) (n = 84 households) |
Arm 2 (NTC then ITC) (n = 84 households) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Respondent (n, %) | ||
| Head | 51 (61%) | 51 (61%) |
| Other | 33 (39%) | 33 (39%) |
| Mean age (n ± SD) | 33 ± 11 | 33 ± 11 |
| Gender (n, %) | ||
| Male | 52 (62%) | 56 (67%) |
| Female | 32 (38%) | 28 (33%) |
| Mean household size (n ± SD) | 3.9 ± 2.0 | 3.5 ± 1.5 |
| Education (n, %) | ||
| Primary or lower | 55 (65%) | 51 (61%) |
| Middle | 16 (19%) | 21 (25%) |
| Secondary or higher | 13 (16%) | 12 (14%) |
| Wealth quintile* | ||
| Highest | 12 (14%) | 22 (26%) |
| Fourth | 12 (14%) | 22 (26%) |
| Middle | 17 (20%) | 16 (19%) |
| Second | 18 (21%) | 16 (19%) |
| Lowest | 25 (30%) | 8 (10%) |
| Distance (miles) to the nearest health centre (n ± SD) | 3.0 ± 10.7 | 1.9 ± 2.2 |
| Geographic origin (n, %) | ||
| In-state (Mon) | 49 (58%) | 57 (68%) |
| Out of state (Bago, Irrawaddy, Other) | 35 (42%) | 27 (32%) |
| Plans after rubber tapping season (n, %) | ||
| Remain at current plantation | 45 (54%) | 44 (52%) |
| Return home | 36 (43%) | 37 (44%) |
| Work at other plantation | 3 (3%) | 3 (4%) |
| Malaria prevention methods used** | ||
| LLIN* | 40 (48%) | 53 (63%) |
| Mosquito coil | 38 (45%) | 36 (43%) |
| Wood smoke* | 13 (15%) | 4 (5%) |
| Repellent | 5 (6%) | 4 (5%) |
* Chi square test indicate significant difference of p < 0.05 between arms
** Multiple responses indicated, only top answers presented