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Table 1 Characteristics of study populations

From: Assessing the risk of self-diagnosed malaria in urban informal settlements of Nairobi using self-reported morbidity survey

Variables

N

Percent

Total Population

1394

100

Slums

  

   Korogocho

818

58.7

   Viwandani

576

41.3

Gender

  

   Female

654

46.9

   Male

739

53.0

Age group (Years)

  

   Under 5

343

24.6

   5–14

235

16.9

   15–24

214

15.4

   25–40

367

26.3

   >40

235

16.9

   Age median

21

(0–75)

Ethnicity

  

   Kikuyu

367

26.3

   Kamba

311

22.3

   Luha

199

14.3

   Luo

305

21.9

   Other

212

15.2

Symptoms Scores

  

   Score 0

413

29.6

   Score 1

139

10.0

   Score 2

291

20.9

   Score 3

290

20.8

   Score 4

168

12.1

   Score 5+

93

6.7