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Table 1 Prevalence of Plasmodium infection in Butajira area, Ethiopia, October 2008 to June 2010

From: Malaria risk factors in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis

Factors

Total examined, n

Positive, n (%)

Chi-Square

P-value

Individual

    

Total

19,207

178 (0.93)

  

Age category

  

70.8

<0.001

 <5

3,042

54 (1.77)

  

 5-9

3,513

59 (1.68)

  

 10-14

2,702

20 (0.74)

  

 ≥15

9,942

45 (0.45)

  

Gender

  

3.4

0.06

 Male

9,347

99 (1.06)

  

 Female

9,852

79 (0.80)

  

Household

    

Total

738

44 (6.00)

  

Wealth status

  

70.0

<0.001

 Lowest

6,379

111 (1.74)

  

 Middle

6,419

40 (0.62)

  

 Higher

6,401

27 (0.42)

  

House status

  

39.0

<0.001

 Dilapidated

3,195

21 (0.66)

  

 Holes

4,844

81 (1.67)

  

 Good

11,160

76 (0.68)

  

Village

    

Altitudinal strata

  

106.5

<0.001

 1,800-1,899 m

5,547

107 (1.93)

  

 1,900-1,999 m

2,034

29 (1.43)

  

 2,000-2,300 m

11,618

42 (0.36)

  

Seasons

  

86.5

<0.001

 October-November 2008

3,416

20 (0.58)

  

 January.-February 2009

3,205

11 (0.34)

  

 June-July 2009

3,227

27 (0.84)

  

 October-November 2009

3,210

72 (2.24)

  

 January.-February 2010

3,127

35 (1.11)

  

 June 2010

3,022

13 (0.43)