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Table 1 Characteristics of households (enumerated) in the clinic catchment area and enrolled households (index) between 2012 and 2013

From: Spatial patterns of incident malaria cases and their household contacts in a single clinic catchment area of Chongwe District, Zambia

 

Index N (%)

Enumerated N (%)

Number of households

426

2,546

Distance to clinic (km) [median (min, max)]

9.22 (0.23, 27.54)

15 (0.04, 35.86)

Distance to swamp (km) [median (min, max)]

6.61 (0, 25.49)

12.25 (0, 32.60)

Distance to road (km) [median (min, max)]

4.94 (0.32, 24.94)

8.75 (0.01, 26.65)

Index is under 5 years of age

185 (50%)

NA

Index is female

198 (53%)

NA

Visit in rainy season

257 (60%)

NA

Number of total household contacts in index household [median (min, max)]

5 (0, 13)

NA

Number of RDT+ household contacts in index household [median (min, max)]

2 (0, 10)

NA

  1. NA not applicable.