| IDPs (Bilobilo) n = 200 | Village controls (Mubi) n = 200 | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Agea (years): median (range) | 2.6 (0.1-5) | 2.4 (0.7–5) | 0.11 |
Female sexa: n (%) | 118 (59Â %) | 101 (51Â %) | 0.11 |
Number of children <5 in the household: median (range) | 1 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 0.22 |
Bed nets: n (%) | |||
Household ownership | 68 (34Â %) | 136 (68Â %) | <0.001 |
Bed net use (index case)a | 50 (25Â %) | 111 (56Â %) | <0.001 |
Maternal education: n (%) | |||
No formal education | 4 (2Â %) | 4 (2Â %) | 1.00 |
Primary | 129 (65Â %) | 63 (32Â %) | <0.001 |
Secondary | 53 (27Â %) | 74 (37Â %) | 0.03 |
University | 14 (7Â %) | 59 (30Â %) | <0.001 |
House construction: n (%) | |||
Electricity | 0 | 0 | – |
Brick | 0 | 7 (3.5Â %) | 0.015 |
Household assets: n (%) | |||
Bicycle | 45 (23Â %) | 98 (49Â %) | <0.001 |
Motor vehicle | 0 | 0 | – |
Radio | 17 (8.5Â %) | 51 (25Â %) | <0.001 |
Telephone | 15 (7.5Â %) | 35 (18Â %) | 0.002 |
Television | 0 | 0 | – |
Refrigerator | 0 | 0 | – |
Chicken | 41 (21Â %) | 112 (56Â %) | <0.001 |
Cow | 1 (0.5Â %) | 3 (1.5Â %) | 0.62 |
Goat | 5 (2.5Â %) | 16 (8.0Â %) | 0.01 |
Wealth quintile b : n (%) | <0.0001 | ||
Poorest | 108 (54Â %) | 42 (21Â %) | |
Second | 34 (17Â %) | 24 (12Â %) | |
Middle | 26 (13Â %) | 27 (14Â %) | |
Fourth | 19 (9.5Â %) | 44 (22Â %) | |
Richest | 13 (6.5Â %) | 63 (32Â %) | |
P. falciparum infection (RDT positive) a: n (%) | 35 (17.5Â %) | 15 (7.5Â %) | 0.009 |