Table 1.
Distribution of U5 children tested for malaria parasite using RDT or Microscopy and association between test outcomes and selected characteristics
| Variables | Number of children | % | Malaria test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDT+ | χ2 p-value | Micro+ | χ2 p-value | |||
| Child’s age (months) | ||||||
| 0–6 | 755 | 10.8 | 21.6 | < 0.001* | 10.0 | < 0.001* |
| 7–23 | 1914 | 27.3 | 36.2 | 20.3 | ||
| 24–59 | 4342 | 61.9 | 49.5 | 30.9 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 3574 | 51.0 | 46.2 | 0.063 | 27.8 | 0.276 |
| Female | 3437 | 49.0 | 44.0 | 26.9 | ||
| Zone | ||||||
| North Central | 1309 | 18.7 | 50.7 | < 0.001* | 32.1 | < 0.001* |
| North East | 983 | 14.0 | 42.9 | 26.5 | ||
| North West | 2286 | 32.6 | 58.2 | 37.1 | ||
| South East | 601 | 8.6 | 31.7 | 13.9 | ||
| South South | 780 | 11.1 | 28.9 | 19.4 | ||
| South West | 1053 | 15.0 | 32.1 | 15.3 | ||
| Location | ||||||
| Urban | 2350 | 33.5 | 24.1 | < 0.001* | 11.4 | < 0.001* |
| Rural | 4661 | 66.5 | 55.7 | 35.6 | ||
| Usual resident | ||||||
| No | 69 | 1.0 | 36.8 | 0.147 | 25.2 | 0.598 |
| Yes | 6942 | 99.0 | 45.2 | 27.4 | ||
| Wealth quintile | ||||||
| Poorest | 1474 | 21.0 | 64.1 | < 0.001* | 43.1 | < 0.001* |
| Poorer | 1612 | 23.0 | 62.7 | 41.0 | ||
| Middle | 1333 | 19.0 | 49.2 | 27.7 | ||
| Richer | 1289 | 18.4 | 30.2 | 16.8 | ||
| Richest | 1303 | 18.6 | 12.7 | 4.3 | ||
| Slept under ever treated net | ||||||
| No | 3963 | 56.5 | 42.1 | < 0.001* | 25.7 | < 0.001* |
| Yes | 3048 | 43.5 | 49.0 | 29.5 | ||
| Slept under LLITNs | ||||||
| No | 3980 | 56.8 | 42.0 | < 0.001* | 25.7 | < 0.001* |
| Yes | 3 031 | 43.2 | 49.1 | 29.5 | ||
| Dwelling sprayed against mosquito in last 12 months | ||||||
| No | 6867 | 98.6 | 43.9 | 0.006* | 27.3 | 0.111 |
| Yes | 95 | 1.4 | 29.9 | 20.0 | ||
| Fever in last 2 weeks | ||||||
| No | 4123 | 59.0 | 37.4 | < 0.001* | 23.7 | < 0.001* |
| Yes | 2868 | 41.0 | 55.1 | 32.1 | ||
RDT+: positive on rapid diagnostic test, Micro+: positive on microscopy test
* Significant at 5% χ2 test