Table 3 Distribution of environmental and socioeconomic characteristics by malaria positive, negative and total household (HH)

Forest within 3 km

37.9

29.1-46.8

29.5

26.0-33.1

30.8

27.5-34.1

Water within 3 km

55.2

46.1-64.2

72.4

68.9-75.9

69.7

66.4-73.0

Precarious house

46.6

37.5-55.6

28.5

25.0-32.0

31.3

28.0-34.7

HH with less than 3 bed nets

62.9

54.1-71.7

46.1

42.2-49.9

48.7

45.1-52.3

Having cattle or small animal ^$

95.7

91.9-99.3

92.4

90.4-94.5

92.9

91.1-94.8

HH with more than 5 family members

41.4

32.4-50.3

33.6

29.9-37.3

34.8

31.4-38.2

Illiterate household head

50.0

41.0-59.1

45.6

41.7-49.5

46.3

42.7-49.8

Deficient HH

62.1

53.2-71.0

50.8

46.9-54.7

52.5

48.9-56.1