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Table 5 Summary of human population demographics, nurse assessments, and ITN ownership and usage as recorded in this study

From: Small-scale land-use variability affects Anopheles spp. distribution and concomitant Plasmodium infection in humans and mosquito vectors in southeastern Madagascar

Characteristic

N (%)

Total Na

Demographics

 Sex

 

305

 Female

174 (57.0)

 

 Male

131 (43.0)

 

 Age (years)

 

303

 <5

50 (16.5)

 

 5 to 17

113 (37.3)

 

 ≥18

142 (46.9)

 

Nurse assesments

 BMIb (<18.5)

13 (11.8)

110

 Stuntingc (< −2 SD)

10 (20.0)

50

 Underweight2 (< −3 SD)

17 (34.0)

50

 Febrile (temp > 100.4° F)

3 (1.1)

265

 Positive malaria RDT

10 (3.7)

272

Insecticide Treated Net (ITN) ownership

 Live in house with ITN

315 (94.3)

334

 If yes, number of ITNs

  1

36 (11.4)

315

  2

115 (36.5)

315

  3

125 (39.7)

315

  4

31 (9.8)

315

  5

0 (0.0)

315

  6

8 (2.5)

315

ITN Usage

 Never

70 (23.3)

301

  Children <5

10 (3.3)

 

  Females ≥18

18 (6.0)

 

 Not every night

15 (5.0)

301

  Children <5

2 (0.07)

 

  Females ≥18

4 (1.3)

 

 Every night

216 (71.8)

301

  Children <5

37 (1.2)

 

  Females ≥18

59 (2.0)

 
  1. aNot all individuals were willing to participate in all components of survey and health assessments, therefore total n is listed
  2. bBMI reported for the ≥18 year-old population who completed the physical assessment
  3. cStunting and underweight reported for <5 year-old population