Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with undifferentiated fever tested for malaria by VHV and BHS in Myanmar, 2015
| Characteristics | Total | VHV | BHS | p valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Totala | 978,735 (100) | 270,155 (27.6) | 708,580 (72.4) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 5 | 92,561 (9.5) | 21,266 (7.9) | 71,295 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
| 5–14 | 181,834 (18.6) | 58,906 (21.8) | 122,928 (17.3) | |
| ≥ 15 | 704,340 (72.0) | 189,983 (70.3) | 514,357 (72.6) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 564,619 (57.7) | 152,010 (56.3) | 412,609 (58.2) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 414,116 (42.3) | 118,145 (43.7) | 295,971 (41.8) | |
| Pregnancy statusb | ||||
| Yes | 5644 (1.5) | 1044 (1.0) | 4600 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
| No | 374,076 (98.5) | 106,757 (99.0) | 267,319 (98.3) | |
All are column percentages except a which is row percentage; VHV Village health volunteers, BHS Basic health staffs; b pregnancy status is missing among 34,374 females (VHV-10325 and BHS-24049); c chi-squared test was used