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. 2021 Aug 18;14:3219–3232. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S312519

Table 3.

Prevalence and Density of Plasmodium falciparum Infection Stratified by Environmental Variables Among Residents of Peri-Urban Communities of Akure, Southwestern Nigeria

Variables Number Examined Number Positive (%) Geometric Mean (Range of Mean) Parasite Density (Parasite/µL of Blood)
Major source of household water supply
 Tap water 23 9 (39.1) 1855.11 (2441)
 Well water 203 144 (70.9) 1749.50 (9870)
 River/Stream 285 219 (76.8) 1925.89 (9870)
 Others 19 8 (42.1) 2011.83 (3698)
P-value <0.05 0.349
Distance of river/stream from home
 <1km 333 266 (79.9) 1813.97 (9870)
 ≥1km 197 114 (57.9) 1961.79 (9820)
P-value <0.05 0.797
Do you have stagnant water around home?
 Yes 355 303 (85.4) 1910.83 (9870)
 No 175 77 (44.0) 1660 (9620)
P-value <0.05 <0.05
Ownership of mosquito bed bed net
 Yes 217 103 (47.5) 1910.46 (8521)
 No 313 277 (88.5) 1837.65 (9870)
P-value <0.05 0.205
Child slept under the mosquito bed net last night
 Yes 157 64 (40.8) 1866.15 (7753)
 No 373 316 (84.7) 1855.28 (9870)
P-value <0.05 0.262
Experience malaria infection in the last 6 months
 Yes 337 261 (77.4) 1977.84 (9870)
 No 193 119 (61.7) 1617.49 (8650)
P-value <0.05 <0.05
Distance of home to hospital
 <1km 183 89 (48.6) 2042.42 (9720)
 ≥1km 347 291 (83.9) 1803.86 (9870)
P-value <0.05 0.826
Total 530 380 (71.7) 1857.11 (9870)