Table 3.
Contributing factors of zoonotic malaria transmission among Orang Asli community in Pos Kuala Betis, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia in 2019
| Characteristic | Overall | Angkek | Betak | Sri Galas | Lambok | Podek | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency of spending the night at home, n (%) | |||||||
| Every night | 508 (94.8) | 97 (87.4) | 41 (97.6) | 95 (95) | 126 (95.5) | 149 (98.7) | 0.001 |
| Occasionally | 28 (5.5) | 14 (12.6) | 1 (2.4) | 5 (5) | 6 (4.5) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Monkey presence within 500 m from the house, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 253 (47.2) | 53 (47.7) | 2 (4.8) | 98 (98) | 97 (73.5) | 3 (2) | < 0.001 |
| No | 283 (52.8) | 58 (52.3) | 40 (95.2) | 2 (2) | 35 (26.5) | 148 (98) | |
| Enter the nearby forest within the last 6 months, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 108 (20.1) | 49 (45.4) | 8 (19) | 15 (15) | 17 (12.9) | 19 (12.6) | < 0.001 |
| No | 428 (79.9) | 62 (54.6) | 34 (81) | 85 (85) | 115 (87.1) | 132 (87.4) | |