Table 1 Household vulnerability to malaria, by economic status (ES) group
| Â | No of respondents perceiving risk of malaria (%) | No of malaria episodes in previous month | Expenditure in previous month to prevent malaria (Naira) | Expenditure in previous month to treat malaria (Naira) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Per household | Per capita | Per household | Per capita | Per household | Per capita | |
Q1 (Most poor) | 38 (27.3) | 0.41 | 0.18 | 31.6 | 12.3 | 106.6 | 43.1 |
Q2 (Very poor) | 18 (12.9) | 0.55 | 0.15 | 32.4 | 7.5 | 290.2 | 85.6 |
Q3 (Poor) | 25 (18.1) | 0.59 | 0.16 | 47.7 | 13.7 | 359.0 | 98.9 |
Q4 (Less poor) | 28 (20.1) | 1.01 | 0.20 | 52.3 | 12.8 | 444.3 | 126.8 |
Q5 (Least poor) | 30 (21.6) | 1.03 | 0.17 | 127.5 | 20.5 | 674.6 | 120.3 |
Chi2 | 8.4** | 53.6*** | 12.5 | 40.4*** | 35.7 | 57.7*** | 39.5 |
Q1:Q5 ratio | 1.37 | 0.40 | 1.1 | 0.25 | 0.6 | 0.16 | 0.4 |