Table 1 Baseline characteristics of villages and households
Village Characteristics | Intervention | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Â | (9 villages; n = 213) | (11 villages; n = 306) |
Number of households per village (mean ± SD) | 34.7 ± 24.3 | 33.8 ± 17.3 |
| Â | range: 9 - 74 | range: 11 - 66 |
Households using open water source (%) | 66.2 | 64.1 |
Village distance to open water source (mins) (mean ± SD) | 139 ± 7.4 | 13.5 ± 7.1 |
Household Demographic Characteristics | Â | Â |
Number of members per household (mean ± SD) | 5.2 ± 2.9 | 5.2 ± 2.6 |
| Â | range: 1 - 20 | range: 1 - 16 |
Number of men per household (mean ± SD) | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 2.4 ± 1.7 |
Number of women per household (mean ± SD) | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 2.7 ± 1.7 |
Number of children under five per household (mean ± SD) | 0.92 ± 0.96 | 0.95 ± 0.89 |
| Â | range: 0 - 5 | range: 0 - 3 |
Households with at least one child under five (%) | 57.7 | 61.4 |
Number of pregnant women per household (mean ± SD) | 0.06 ± 0.25 | 0.05 ± 0.22 |
| Â | range: 0 - 2 | range: 0 - 1 |
Households with at least one pregnant woman (%) | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Malaria Prevention Characteristics | Â | Â |
Baseline net ownership (%) | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Baseline net use (%) | 6.6 | 5.6 |
Baseline net mounted (%) | 6.1 | 5.6 |
Children under five years using a net the night before (No (%)) | 11/18 (61) | 12/26 (46) |
Pregnant women using a net the night before (No (%)) | 18/18 (100) | 25/26 (96) |
Malaria Risk Characteristics | Â | Â |
Households reporting member with fever in last month (%) | 42.3* | 28.1 |
Number of households reporting death last year due to fever | 0 | 1 |
* p-value < 0.01 | ||