Outdoor-sleeping and other night-time activities in northern Ghana: implications for residual transmission and malaria prevention

Table 1 Observation participants

	Kambagu Village			Duong Village			Combined
	(Northern region site)			(Upper west region site)			Combined
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Individuals observed (n)	38	50	88	43	51	94	81	101	182
Mean age	23.4	24.5	24.1	25.4	23.8	24.5	24.5	24.2	24.3
Women of reproductive age	-	22	22	-	20	20	-	42	42
Pregnant women	-	6	6	-	2	2	-	8	8
Children <5	10	6	16	3	12	15	13	18	31
Under 1 year	4	1	5	0	2	2	4	3	7
1-4 years	6	5	11	3	10	13	9	15	24
5-14 years	9	14	23	14	12	26	23	26	49
15-49 years	14	22	36	17	20	37	31	42	73
50+ years	4	7	11	7	7	14	11	14	25
Mean household size (range)	-	-	7.84 (5–12)	-	-	9.53 (4–17)	-	-	8.71 (4–17)
Mean persons/net	-	-	3.5	-	-	3.4	-	-	3.5
No. households with universal net access (1 net per 2 household members)	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-	5

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