Table 1.
Characteristics of the households and prevalence of malaria in the previous 12 months according to the presence of bed nets
| Variables | Overall, N = 3101 | Presence of bed nets within the household | p-value2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, N = 1971 | No, N = 1131 | |||
| Household member size? | ||||
| Total number | 1955 | 1265 | 690 | |
| Mean ± SD | 6.3 ± 2.6 | 6.4 ± 2.6 | 6.1 ± 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Number of children under 5 years in the house? | ||||
| 0 | 124 (40.0%) | 77 (39.1%) | 47 (41.6%) | > 0.9 |
| 1 | 93 (30.0%) | 60 (30.5%) | 33 (29.2%) | |
| 2 | 64 (20.6%) | 42 (21.3%) | 22 (19.5%) | |
| 3 | 23 (7.4%) | 15 (7.6%) | 8 (7.1%) | |
| 4 | 3 (1.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
| 5 | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
| 6 | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
| Do you have more than one family in your house? (Yes) | 156 (50.3%) | 105 (53.3%) | 51 (45.1%) | 0.2 |
| Prevalence of malaria within households in the previous 12 months: | ||||
| Had malaria infection | 294 (94.8%) | 186 (94.4%) | 108 (95.6%) | 0.7 |
| No malaria infection | 16 (5.2%) | 11 (5.6%) | 5 (4.4%) | |
| How many person infected with malaria in the previous 12 months | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 4.0 ± 2.8 | 4.0 ± 2.9 | 4.0 ± 2.6 | 0.91 |
| Proportion of member infected with malaria in the previous 12 months/total number of member within houushold | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 67% (36%–100%) | 60% (33%–100%) | 71% (43%–100%) | 0.11 |
1Data were presented as n (%); Mean ± SD, Median (IQR)
2Fisher's exact test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Two Sample t-test, Mann whitney U test