Table 3 Distribution of prevalence of malaria infection by socio-demographic factors
Characteristics | Number positive (%), n = 26 | Number negative (%), n = 216 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age groups (years) | |||
Median (IQR) 49.5 years (IQR 40–58) | |||
 ≤ 20 | 0 (0.0) | 9 (100) | 0.433 |
 21–30 | 1 (6.7) | 14 (93.3) |  |
 31–40 | 6 (14.6) | 35 (85.4) |  |
 41–50 | 5 (6.9) | 67 (93.1) |  |
 ≥ 51 | 14 (13.3) | 91 (86.7) |  |
Gender prevalence | |||
 Female | 14 (9.4) | 135 (90.6) | 0.391 |
 Male | 12 (12.9) | 81 (87.1) |  |
Place of resident | |||
 Rural | 14 (19.7) | 57 (80.3) | 0.004 |
 Urban | 12 (7.0) | 159 (93.0) |  |
Education level | |||
 No formal education | 7 (18.0) | 32 (82.1) | 0.396 |
 Primary education | 14 (10.0) | 126 (90.0) |  |
 Secondary education | 4 (9.3) | 39 (90.7) |  |
 College and above | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) |  |
Occupation status | |||
 Employed | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | 0.973 |
 Peasant | 7 (11.3) | 55 (92.3) |  |
 Self-employed | 17 (11.0) | 138 (89.0) |  |
 Unemployed | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.3) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Divorced | 5 (10.8) | 41 (89.1) | 0.461 |
 Married | 8 (9.0) | 81 (91.0) |  |
 Widow/widower | 8 (17.0) | 39 (83.0) |  |
 Single | 5 (8.3) | 55 (91.7) |  |
Use of mosquito | |||
 No | 6 (26.1) | 17 (73.9) | 0.012 |
 Yes | 20 (9.1) | 199 (90.8) |  |
Health education on malaria infection | |||
 No | 13 (16.5) | 66 (83.5) | 0.046 |
 Yes | 13 (8.0) | 150 (92.0) |  |