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Table 2 Prevalence of malaria among study participants living in and around Arjo Didhessa sugar cane plantation area (Mayā€“November, 2017)

From: Assessment of malaria as a public health problem in and around Arjo Didhessa sugar cane plantation area, Western Ethiopia

Variables (nĀ =ā€‰452)

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 15ā€‰years

313

10

3.2%

Age 15ā€“30ā€‰years

107

2

1.87%

Age greater than 30ā€‰years

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 5ā€‰years

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

  1. Key aStudents, housewives, merchants
  2. bOverall prevalence of malaria