Table 2.

Household and behavioural characteristics of study participants at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Chipinge District, Zimbabwe, 2021

Variable	Category	Cases		Controls		p-value
		n = 80	%	n = 80	%
Presence of a stagnant water body 3 km from the home	Yes	70	87	65	81	0.276
	No	10	13	15	19
Slept under a mosquito net the previous night	Yes	10	13	11	14	0.815
	No	70	87	69	86
Ownership of a mosquito net in the last 6 months	Yes	13	16	12	15	0.087
	No	67	84	68	85
Type of house	Brick under iron	41	51	34	42	< 0.001
	Brick under asbestos	18	22	4	5
	Refugee housing unit	14	18	42	53
	Mud under thatch	7	9	0	0
Holes or open eaves in the house	Yes	26	33	10	13	0.002
	No	54	67	70	87
IRS in the last 12 months	Yes	68	85	70	87	0.646
	No	12	15	10	13
Outdoor activities at night	Yes	48	60	23	29	< 0.001
	No	32	40	57	71
Wearing clothes that cover during outdoor activities	Yes	26	32	56	70	< 0.001
	No	54	68	24	30
Use of mosquito repellents	Yes	10	13	3	4	0.043
	No	70	87	77	96
Travel outside the camp (self-reported)	Yes	3	4	9	11	0.086
	No	77	96	71	89
Malaria education in the last 3 months	Yes	9	11	13	16	0.463
	No	71	89	67	84