Table 1.
Characteristics | n = 400 | Percent |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 115 | 28.8 |
Female | 285 | 71.2 |
Age (in years) | ||
18–35 | 163 | 40.8 |
36–50 | 111 | 27.7 |
51–65 | 78 | 19.5 |
> 65 | 45 | 12.0 |
Family position | ||
Head of household | 149 | 37.2 |
Wife | 112 | 28.0 |
Children | 129 | 32.3 |
Other | 10 | 2.5 |
Highest level of education attained | ||
No schooling | 116 | 29.0 |
Primary level | 131 | 32.7 |
Secondary level | 144 | 36.1 |
Tertiary level | 9 | 2.2 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 21 | 5.3 |
Unemployed | 286 | 71.5 |
Housewife | 15 | 3.8 |
Pensioner | 71 | 17.7 |
Seasonal worker | 1 | 0.2 |
Student | 6 | 1.5 |
Family history of malaria in 2014a | ||
Had malaria infection | 47 | 11.8 |
No malaria infection | 352 | 88.0 |
Do not know | 1 | 0.2 |
aAt least one member of the household suffered from malaria infection during 2014