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Table 3 Prevalence of malaria among the study participants

From: Prevalence and associated risk factors of malaria among adults in East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

No. of patients

No. positive slides (%)

Positive for P. f (%)

Positive for P. v (%)

Health center

 Modjo

169

30 (18%)

16 (53%)

14 (47%)

 Meki

175

70 (40%)

41 (59%)

29 (41%)

 Batu

180

43 (24%)

16 (37%)

26 (60%)

 Bulbula

147

19 (13%)

6 (32%)

13 (68%)

 Shashemene

139

42 (30%)

13 (31%)

29 (69%)

Residence

 Rural

334

96 (29%)

47 (49%)

48 (50%)

 Urban

476

108 (23%)

45 (42%)

63 (58%)

Sex

 Female

397

95 (24%)

43 (45%)

51 (54%)

 Male

413

109 (26%)

49 (45%)

60 (55%)

Age

 15–24

313

93 (30%)

40 (43%)

52 (56%)

 25–34

299

75 (25%)

37 (49%)

38 (51%)

 35–44

142

32 (22%)

14 (44%)

18 (56%)

  > 45

56

4 (7%)

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

Type of roof

 Thatched

183

56 (31%)

25 (45%)

30 (54%)

 Corrugated iron

627

148 (24%)

67 (45%)

81 (55%)

Household owned at least one ITNs

 Yes

407

99 (24%)

46 (46%)

52 (52%)

 No

403

105 (26%)

46 (44%)

59 (56%)

Frequency of night slept under ITNs in the last 15 days

 All nights

188

45 (24%)

20 (44%)

24 (53%)

 Almost all nights

26

5 (19%)

3 (60%)

2 (40%)

 Sometimes

121

31 (26%)

13 (42%)

18 (58%)

 Only few night

8

2 (25%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

 None of the nights

64

16 (25%)

9 (56%)

7 (44%)

Sought treatment before visiting the health center

 Yes

75

18 (24%)

9 (50%)

9 (50%)

 No

735

186 (25%)

83 (45%)

102 (55%)

Number of days after illness onset

  ≤ 2 days

140

27 (19%)

9 (33%)

18 (67%)

  > 2 days

670

177 (26%)

83 (47%

93 (52%)

  1. One individual had infection with both Plasmodium falciparum and vivax