Household characteristics | Education group (N = 70) | Control group (N = 62) | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
Total individuals- no. | 147 | 124 | |
Women- no. (%) | 86 (58.5) | 70 (56.5) | 0.73 |
Men- no. (%) | 61 (41.5) | 54 (43.5) | |
Age-years | 40.4 ± 13.5 | 40.3 ± 13.7 | 0.99 |
Ethnicity- no. (%) | |||
Dogon | 124 (84) | 102 (82) | 0.22 |
Peul | 18 (12) | 12 (10) | |
Other | 5 (3) | 10 (8) | |
Median number of responders per household | 2 | 2 | |
Household size- median (25 and 75 quartiles) | 5 (4, 8) | 5 (4, 8) | 0.84 |
Number of children total- median (25 and 75 quartiles) | 5 (2, 7) | 5 (3, 8) | 0.16 |
Living- median (25 and 75 quartiles) | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (2, 5) | 0.78 |
Deceased- median (25 and 75 quartiles) | 1 (0, 3) | 2 (1, 4) | 0.014 |
At least one responder is literate- no. (%)† | 15 (21) | 11 (18) | 0.60 |
At least one responder is a trader- no. (%)‡ | 13 (19) | 17 (27) | 0.23 |
At least one responder earns an income- no. (%) | 24 (34) | 24 (39) | 0.60 |
Socio-economic status (SES) § | 0.9 ± 1.6 | 0.8 ± 1.1 | 0.53 |
Malaria prevention methods used currently- no. (%)¶ | |||
ITNs used previously | 9 (13) | 1 (2) | 0.02 |
Untreated nets | 69 (99) | 57 (92) | 0.10 |
Insecticide sprays | 6 (9) | 5 (8) | 0.92 |
Mosquito coils | 12 (17) | 9 (15) | 0.68 |