Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
| Children < 5 years | 5–15 years | 16 years and above | Pregnant women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
| Target group of population with fever | 462 (33.1) | 460 (33.0) | 438 (31.4) | 34 (2.5) | 1394 (100) |
| Mean age (SD) | 2.3 (1.2) | 8.5 (3.0) | 27.6 (8.7) | 25.3 (6.4) | 12.9 (12.0) |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 240 (51.9) | 213 (46.3) | 137 (31.3) | 0 (0.0) | 590 (42.3) |
| Female | 222 (48.1) | 247 (53.7) | 301 (68.7) | 34 (100.0) | 804 (57.7) |
| Residence area | |||||
| Rural | 435 (94.2) | 399 (86.7) | 296 (67.6) | 29 (85.3) | 1159 (83.1) |
| Urban | 27 (5.8) | 61 (13.3) | 142 (32.4) | 5 (14.7) | 235 (16.9) |
| Household size | |||||
| ≤ 6 | 109 (23.6) | 105 (22.8) | 111 (25.3) | 16 (47.1) | 341 (24.5) |
| > 6 | 353 (76.4) | 355 (77.2) | 327 (74.7) | 18 (52.9) | 1,053 (75.5) |
| Median (IQR) | 9 (6) | 10 (6) | 9 (8) | 7 (9) | 9 (6) |
| Relationship of respondents with patients | |||||
| Mother | 357 (77.3) | 306 (66.5) | 68 (15.5) | 0 (0.0) | 731 (52.4) |
| Father | 72 (15.6) | 77 (16.7) | 12 (2.7) | 1 (2.9) | 162 (11.6) |
| Self | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.9) | 246 (56.2) | 30 (88.2) | 280 (20.1) |
| Others | 32 (6.9) | 73 (15.9) | 112 (25.6) | 3 (8.8) | 220 (15.8) |
| Missing data | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Education level of respondents | |||||
| None | 370 (80.1) | 287 (62.4) | 283 (64.6) | 22 (64.7) | 962 (69.0) |
| Informal education | 35 (7.6) | 42 (9.1) | 30 (6.9) | 4 (11.8) | 111 (8.0) |
| Primary school | 27 (5.8) | 97 (21.1) | 53 (12.1) | 4 (11.8) | 181 (13.0) |
| Secondary and higher | 18 (3.9) | 27 (5.9) | 71 (16.2) | 4 (11.8) | 120 (8.6) |
| Missing data | 12 (2.6) | 7 (1.5) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (1.4) |
| Occupation of respondents | |||||
| Farmer | 374 (81.1) | 374 (81.3) | 313 (71.5) | 23 (67.7) | 1083 (77.7) |
| Housewife | 50 (10.8) | 18 (3.9) | 28 (6.4) | 5 (14.7) | 102 (7.3) |
| Employee/Merchant | 25 (5.4) | 29 (6.3) | 42 (9.6) | 3 (8.8) | 99 (6.3) |
| Student | 4 (0.9) | 24 (5.2) | 31 (7.1) | 2 (5.9) | 61 (4.4) |
| Others | 7(1.5) | 10 (2.1) | 16 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (2.1) |
| Missing data | 2 (0.4) | 5 (1.1) | 8 (1.8) | 1 (2.9) | 6 (1.6) |
SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range