From: Determinants of malaria infection in Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study
Variable | Case | Control | |
---|---|---|---|
N = 185(%) | N = 185(%) | ||
Educational status of respondents | No formal education | 116(63) | 115(63) |
Primary and above | 69(37) | 67(37) | |
Educational status of household head | No formal education | 165(91) | 142(78) |
Primary and above | 17(9) | 41(22) | |
Marital status | Married | 91(49) | 127(69) |
Single | 92(50) | 56(31) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 2(1) | 0(0) | |
Family size | Mean(range) | 5.4(1–12) | 5.1(1–12) |
Sex | Female | 48(26) | 100(54) |
Male | 137(74) | 85(46) | |
Age | Median(range) | 22(1–80) | 30(2–71) |
Occupation | Farmer | 93 (51) | 83(45) |
Student | 46(26) | 24(13) | |
Housewife | 21(12) | 65(35) | |
Private | 20(11) | 33(17) |