Table 1 Demographic characteristics and malaria history among participants in Mamfene, Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2015
Characteristics | n = 400 | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 115 | 28.8 |
 Female | 285 | 71.2 |
Age (in years) | ||
 18–35 | 163 | 40.8 |
 36–50 | 111 | 27.7 |
 51–65 | 78 | 19.5 |
  > 65 | 45 | 12.0 |
Family position | ||
 Head of household | 149 | 37.2 |
 Wife | 112 | 28.0 |
 Children | 129 | 32.3 |
 Other | 10 | 2.5 |
Highest level of education attained | ||
 No schooling | 116 | 29.0 |
 Primary level | 131 | 32.7 |
 Secondary level | 144 | 36.1 |
 Tertiary level | 9 | 2.2 |
Employment status | ||
 Employed | 21 | 5.3 |
 Unemployed | 286 | 71.5 |
 Housewife | 15 | 3.8 |
 Pensioner | 71 | 17.7 |
 Seasonal worker | 1 | 0.2 |
 Student | 6 | 1.5 |
Family history of malaria in 2014a | ||
 Had malaria infection | 47 | 11.8 |
 No malaria infection | 352 | 88.0 |
 Do not know | 1 | 0.2 |