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Table 2 General characteristics of malaria cases

From: Application of geographically-weighted regression analysis to assess risk factors for malaria hotspots in Keur Soce health and demographic surveillance site

Factors

Malaria

Positive

Negative

P value

Age group

 Less than 5 years

56 (24.47 %)

61 (37.50 %)

0.000

 6–15 years

88 (41.49 %)

39 (21.32 %)

 

 More than 15 years

74 (34.04 %)

66 (41.18 %)

 

Sex

 Male

119 (57.98 %)

65 (40.44 %)

0.002

 Female

79 (42.02 %)

91 (59.56 %)

 

Occupation

 Farmers

158 (78.72 %)

111 (74.26 %)

0.054

 Student/Teacher

44 (18.09 %)

32 (16.18 %)

 

 House wife

16 (03.19 %)

23 (09.56 %)

 

Education

 None

121 (59.04 %)

89 (58.09 %)

0.579

 Primary

30 (10.64 %)

22 (08.82 %)

 

 Secondary

26 (08.51 %)

18 (05.88 %)

 

 Arabic

51 (21.81 %)

47 (27.21%)

 

Fever (Temp >37.5 °C)

 Yes

142 (70.21 %)

91 (59.56 %)

0.046

 No

66 (29.79 %)

65 (40.44 %)

 

Headache

 Yes

184 (92.55%)

115 (77.21 %)

0.000

 No

24 (07.45%)

41 (22.79 %)

 

Sweating

 Yes

57 (25.00 %)

31 (15.44 %)

0.037

 No

151 (75.00 %)

125 (84.56 %)

 

Chills and shivering

 Yes

89 (42.02 %)

53 (31.62 %)

0.056

 No

119 (57.98 %)

103 (68.38 %)

 

Nausea and vomiting

 Yes

134 (65.96 %)

35 (18.38 %)

0.002

 No

74 (34.04 %)

121 (81.62 %)

 

N

408 (58.02 %)

356 (41.98 %)

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