Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and malaria history among participants in Mamfene, Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2015

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