Table 1.
General profile of fever cases in the community and hospital surveys in the malaria-endemic areas of Assam, Northeast India
| Background characteristics | Type of survey | χ2 / Z test | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Hospital | |||
| Total fever cases | 1989 | 350 | ||
| District (n, %) | ||||
| Golaghat | 995 (50.0) | 187 (53.4) | 0.9 | 0.329 |
| Tinsukia | 994 (50.0) | 163 (46.6) | ||
| Age group (years) (n, %) | ||||
| < 20 | 1080 (54.3) | 147 (42.0) | 33.2 | < 0.001 |
| 20–40 | 525 (26.4) | 145 (41.1) | ||
| > 40 | 383 (19.3) | 58 (16.6) | ||
| Gender (n, %) | ||||
| Female | 1171 (58.9) | 132 (37.7) | 54 | < 0.001 |
| Male | 818 (41.1) | 218 (62.3) | ||
| Religion (n, %) | ||||
| Hindu | 1841 (92.6) | 316 (90.3) | 2.1 | 0.143 |
| Others | 148 (7.4) | 34 (9.7) | ||
| Occupation (n, %) | ||||
| Not-working | 528 (26.5) | 127 (36.3) | 52.4 | < 0.001 |
| Agriculture | 774 (38.9) | 170 (48.6) | ||
| Non-agriculture | 687 (34.5) | 53 (15.1) | ||
| Place of residence (n, %) | ||||
| Rural | 1750 (88.0) | 113 (32.3) | 569.6 | < 0.001 |
| Urban | 239 (12.0) | 237 (67.7) | ||
| Health Services (n, %) | ||||
| Government | 1303 (65.5) | 198 (56.6) | 106.1 | < 0.001 |
| Private | 686 (34.5) | 152 (43.4) | ||
| Continuous data (mean ± SD) | ||||
| Age of fever cases (years) | 23.1 ± 18.7 | 24.2 ± 15.2 | 1.2 | 0.229 |
| Monthly family income (INR) | 2534 ± 1816 | 3610 ± 2029 | 9.29 | < 0.001 |
| Distance to health centre (km) | 4.2 ± 5.0 | 17.0 ± 20.1 | 11.9 | < 0.001 |
| Delay in reporting (days) | 3.6 ± 2.1 | 4.0 ± 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.006 |
| Duration of treatment (days) | 4.5 ± 3.2 | 4.3 ± 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.353 |
| Expenditure on medicines (INR) | 118.1 ± 248.6 | 454.5 ± 388.6 | 15.7 | < 0.001 |