Variables (nĀ =ā452) | Category | Number of surveyed participants | Number of malaria parasite detected per category | Prevalence of malaria per category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 307 | 13 | 4.23% |
Female | 145 | 1 | 0.68% | |
Age | Age less than 15āyears | 313 | 10 | 3.2% |
Age 15ā30āyears | 107 | 2 | 1.87% | |
Age greater than 30āyears | 32 | 2 | 6.25% | |
Occupation | Daily laborer | 208 | 5 | 2.40% |
Farmer | 117 | 4 | 3.42% | |
Government employee | 83 | 3 | 3.61% | |
Othersa | 44 | 2 | 4.55% | |
Marital Status | Single | 234 | 8 | 3.42% |
Married | 218 | 6 | 2.75% | |
Duration In The Village | Stay <= five years | 316 | 8 | 2.53% |
Stay more than 5āyears | 136 | 6 | 4.41% | |
Study Clusters | Abote Didhessa | 132 | 6 | 4.5% |
Command 2 | 74 | 3 | 4.05% | |
Command 5 | 90 | 1 | 1.1% | |
Command 8 | 64 | 1 | 1.56% | |
Main camp | 92 | 3 | 3.26% | |
Housing Unit | Conventional | 268 | 14 | 5.2% |
Improved | 42 | 0 | 0% | |
Others | 142 | 0 | 0% | |
Parasite species | Plasmodium vivax | 452 | 8 | 1.8% |
Plasmodium falciparum | 452 | 6 | 1.3% | |
Total malaria parasite | 452 | 14 | 3.1%b |