Table 1.
Characteristics of the Children Who Had a Fever in the Last Two Weeks in 2010, 2014, and 2017
| 2010 | 2014 | 2017 | p-value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (N = 2950) | (N = 2617) | (N = 1220) | |
| Age of mother (years), n (%) | 0.55 | |||
| 15–24 | 862 (29.5) | 749 (28.1) | 338 (27.1) | |
| 25–34 | 1384 (46.5) | 1253 (48.7) | 598 (48.6) | |
| ≥35 | 704 (23.9) | 615 (23.2) | 284 (24.3) | |
| Mother’s educational level, n (%) | 0.005 | |||
| None | 238 (81.3) | 2140 (79.3) | 925 (75.5) | |
| Primary | 383 (12.5) | 328 (14.0) | 163 (13.6) | |
| Secondary or higher | 184 (6.3) | 149 (6.7) | 132 (10.9) | |
| Gender of the household head, n (%) | 0.21 | |||
| Male | 2751 (93.2) | 2468 (94.4) | 1158 (95.2) | |
| Female | 199 (6.8) | 149 (5.6) | 62 (4.8) | |
| Age of the household head (years), n (%) | 0.05 | |||
| 15–24 | 133 (4.7) | 82 (3.1) | 38 (2.6) | |
| 25–34 | 866 (29.3) | 752 (29.7) | 372 (31.7) | |
| ≥35 | 1951 (65.9) | 1781 (67.2) | 810 (65.7) | |
| Wealth index, n (%) | 0.06 | |||
| Poorest | 481 (16.6) | 641 (23.2) | 278 (24.1) | |
| Poor | 572 (19.9) | 602 (21.7) | 266 (20.2) | |
| Middle | 699 (23.3) | 591 (21.4) | 239 (19.2) | |
| Rich | 682 (22.9) | 533 (19.1) | 245 (19.7) | |
| Richest | 516 (17.2) | 250 (14.6) | 192 (16.8) | |
| Region, n. (%) | 0.01 | |||
| Sud Ouest | 297 (6.5) | 172 (3.6) | 102 (4.4) | |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | 243 (11.2) | 217 (10.5) | 80 (8.8) | |
| Casacades | 179 (3.8) | 194 (3.2) | 134 (5.5) | |
| Centre | 164 (8.3) | 100 (7.4) | 57 (6.1) | |
| Centre-Est | 235 (7.9) | 220 (8.1) | 148 (13.5) | |
| Centre -Nord | 170 (6.52) | 212 (8.3) | 119 (10.1) | |
| Centre-Ouest | 275 (8.9) | 171 (6.6) | 44 (5.2) | |
| Centre-Sud | 316 (8.3) | 133 (2.9) | 45 (2.1) | |
| Est | 158 (5.9) | 232 (8.7) | 117 (9.8) | |
| Hauts Bassins | 292 (13.9) | 167 (12.2) | 114 (12.9) | |
| Nord | 244 (7.7) | 228 (9.3) | 121 (9.8) | |
| Plateau central | 235 (5.4) | 253 (5.7) | 82 (4.2) | |
| Sahel | 142 (5.6) | 318 (13.5) | 57 (7.6) | |
| Place of residence, n (%) | 0.44 | |||
| Urban | 686 (18.9) | 375 (20.2) | 178 (15.3) | |
| Rural | 2264 (81.1) | 2242 (79.8) | 1042 (84.7) | |
| Religion, n (%) | 0.01 | |||
| Christian | 874 (28.9) | 637 (23.9) | 346 (27.9) | |
| Muslim | 1770 (62.1) | 1747 (69.4) | 783 (66.7) | |
| Traditional/other | 284 (8.1) | 231 (6.7) | 87 (5.4) | |
| No religion | 22 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of living children, n (%) | 0.08 | |||
| 1–2 | 1134 (38.6) | 892 (34.2) | 458 (37.3) | |
| 3–4 | 988 (32.9) | 927 (35.8) | 424 (34.3) | |
| ≥5 | 828 (28.5) | 798 (30.0) | 338 (28.4) | |
| Heard or seen any message of malaria, n (%)§ | <0.001 | |||
| No | – | 1385 (55.1) | 476 (37.4) | |
| Yes | – | 1232 (44.9) | 744 (62.7) | |
| CHILDREN | ||||
| Gender of the child, n (%) | 0.86 | |||
| Male | 1528 (51.9) | 1338 (51.4) | 626 (51.0) | |
| Female | 1422 (48.1) | 1279 (48.6) | 594 (48.9) | |
| Age (months), n (%)* | <0.001 | |||
| <12 | 306 (20.5) | 460 (17.1) | 275 (21.9) | |
| 12–35 | 814 (52.8) | 1271 (49.1) | 541 (44.8) | |
| 36–59 | 404 (26.8) | 869 (33.9) | 404 (33.2) |
Notes: ‡Chi-square test was used for calculating the p-value. §Data for 2014 were not available for this variable. N was different for religion. All patients: N = 3831; 2014: N = 2615; 2017: N = 1216. *N was different for age of the child. All patients: N = 3820; 2014: N = 2600.