Table 4.

The relationship between housing characteristics and malaria infection among under-five children in Nigeria

Housing characteristics	N	%	Malaria test
			RDT+	p-value	Micro+	χ2 p-value
Floor materials
Unimproved	3283	46.8	56.4	< 0.001*	36.9	< 0.001*
Improved	3728	53.2	35.3		19.2
Roof materials
Unimproved	1889	26.9	59.7	< 0.001*	42.8	< 0.001*
Improved	5122	73.1	39.7		21.7
Wall materials
Unimproved	3034	43.3	61.4	< 0.001*	39.9	< 0.001*
Improved	3977	56.7	32.9		18.2
All building materials
Totally improved	2969	42.4	32.4	< 0.001*	17.0	< 0.001*
Partially improved	2630	37.5	49.4		28.9
Nothing improved	1412	20.1	64.2		47.1
Total	7011	100.0	45.1		27.3

RDT+: positive on rapid diagnostic test, Micro+: positive on microscopy test

* Significant at 5% χ² test