Variable | Category | No. examined | Malaria parasite prevalence % (n) | No. malaria parasite prevalence % (n) | χ2; P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 300 | 33.3 (100) | 66.7 (200) | 1.756; 0.185 |
Female | 328 | 38.4 (126) | 61.6 (202) | ||
Age group in months | ≤ 24 | 224 | 40.2 (90) | 59.8 (134) | 4.233; 0.120 |
25–47 | 145 | 29.7 (43) | 70.3 (102) | ||
48–60 | 259 | 35.9 (93) | 64.1 (166) | ||
Educational level of parent/caregiver | No formal | 67 | 58.2 (39) | 41.8 (28) | 25.615; < 0.001***a |
Primary | 236 | 32.2 (76) | 67.8 (160) | ||
Secondary | 197 | 39.1 (77) | 60.9 (120) | ||
Tertiary | 73 | 19.2 (14) | 80.8 (59) | ||
Marital status of parent/caregiver | Single | 143 | 31.5 (45) | 68.5 (98) | 2.610; 0.106b |
Married | 394 | 39.1 (154) | 60.9 (240) | ||
ITN ownership | Yes | 474 | 32.3 (153) | 67.7 (321) | 11.542; < 0.001*** |
No | 154 | 47.4 (73) | 52.6 (81) | ||
Use of ITN | Yes | 369 | 29.3 (108) | 70.7 (261) | 17.534; < 0.001*** |
No | 259 | 45.6 (118) | 54.4 (141) | ||
Fever | Yes | 54 | 48.1 (26) | 51.9 (28) | 3.793; 0.051 |
No | 574 | 34.8 (200) | 65.2 (374) | ||
Malnourished | Yes | 257 | 38.9 (100) | 61.1 (157) | 1.614; 0.204 |
No | 371 | 34.0 (126) | 66.0 (245) | ||
Wasted | Yes | 114 | 40.4 (46) | 59.6 (68) | 1.151; 0.283 |
No | 514 | 35.0 (180) | 65.0 (334) | ||
Underweight | Yes | 133 | 39.1 (52) | 60.9 (81) | 0.709; 0.400 |
No | 495 | 35.2 (174) | 64.8 (321) | ||
Stunted | Yes | 182 | 40.7 (74) | 59.3 (108) | 2.428; 0.119 |
No | 446 | 34.1 (152) | 65.9 (294) | ||
Anaemia | No | 171 | 25.1 (43) | 74.9 (128) | 11.989; < 0.001*** |
Yes | 457 | 40.0 (183) | 60.0 (274) | ||
Microcytosis | Yes | 270 | 38.1 (103) | 61.9 (167) | 0.960; 0.327 |
No | 358 | 34.4 (123) | 65.6 (235) | ||
Anisocytosis | Yes | 340 | 41.2 (140) | 58.8 (200) | 8.666; 0.003** |
No | 288 | 29.9 (86) | 70.1 (202) |