Malaria epidemiology in the Ahafo area of Ghana

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Household characteristics (N = 1671)

	n	%
Gender of household head
Male	840	50.3
Female	818	49.0
Missing	13	0.8
Age group of household head
15 - 29	182	10.9
30-39	454	27.2
40-49	445	26.6
50-59	229	13.7
60+	321	19.2
Missing	40	2.4
Child age
< 24 months	609	36.4
≥ 24 months	1062	63.6
Household head educational level
None	603	36.1
Primary	203	12.2
Middle/JHS	645	38.6
> middle/JHS	208	12.5
Missing	12	0.7
Household socioeconomic status
Poorest	357	21.4
Second	333	19.9
Third	341	20.4
Fourth	333	19.9
Least poor	300	18.0
Missing	7	0.4
Health Insurance membership
No	950	56.9
Yes	714	42.7
Missing	7	0.4
Household size
≤ 6	712	42.6
> 6	952	57.0
Missing	7	0.4
Area of residence
Asutifi impact	246	14.7
Asutifi non impact	150	9.0
Tano N/S impact	580	34.7
Tano N/S non impact	360	21.5
Techiman	328	19.6
Missing	7	0.4

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