Table 3.

Demographic characters of malaria cases in East Azerbaijan, Iran, 2001–2018

Variables	N = 135	%
Gender
Female	18	13.33
Male	117	86.67
Age groups
≤ 20	8	5.92
21–30	46	34.07
31–40	69	51.11
> 40	12	8.88
Residence
Urban	19	14.07
Rural	114	85.93
Occupation
Laborer	85	62.96
Housewife	18	13.33
Farming or farming related	9	6.66
Others	23	17.04
Parasite species
P. vivax	113	83.7
P. falciparum	20	14.81
P. malariae	0	0
P. vivax + P. falciparum	2	1.48