Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (N = 2,667)

Settlement

Pavletich (PV)

1,128

42.3

José Carlos Mariategui (JCM)

797

29.9

Nuevo Porvenir (NP)

742

27.8

House distance to water drain (m)

<100

183

6.9

100–250

1401

52.5

>250

1,083

40.6

Gender

Female

1,628

61.0

Male

1,039

39.0

Age groups (years)

0–5

447

16.8

6–10

404

15.1

11–19

491

18.4

20–39

889

33.3

> = 40

436

16.4

Education (> = 18 years, n = 1,421)

None

44

3.1

Primary

517

36.4

Secondary

689

48.5

Superior

171

12.0

Income amount*

None

2,081

78.0

< 650 PEN

458

17.2

> = 650 PEN

83

3.1

Missing

45

1.7

Current economic activity

None (children, students, retired)

1,319

49.5

Farmer

41

1.5

Moto-taxi driver

74

2.8

Housewife

723

27.1

Trader

172

6.4

Laborer (indoor, manual worker)

240

9.0

Others

98

3.7

Occupation as farmer (previous 12 months)

No

2,604

97.6

Yes

63

2.4

Occupation as moto-taxi driver (previous 12 months)

No

2,598

97.4

Yes

69

2.6

Bed net use

Never/Sometimes

1,250

46.9

Always

1,402

52.6

Missing

15

0.5

Confirmed P. vivax malaria (previous 12 months)

No

2,360

88.5

Yes (1 episode)

273

10.2

Yes (> = 2 episodes)

34

1.3