Table 1 Socio-demographic profile and self stated history of malaria within 1 year among the construction workers in Mangaluru, India, June–September 2012 (n = 119)
Study variable | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age group (years) | ||||||
18–20 | 26 | 25.7 | 6 | 33.3 | 32 | 26.9 |
21–30 | 46 | 45.5 | 6 | 33.3 | 52 | 43.7 |
31–40 | 16 | 15.8 | 2 | 11.1 | 18 | 15.1 |
41–50 | 8 | 7.9 | 2 | 11.1 | 10 | 8.4 |
>50 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 7 | 5.9 |
Type of worker | ||||||
Local | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
Migrant | 98 | 97.0 | 18 | 100 | 116 | 97.5 |
Caste category | ||||||
Scheduled caste | 43 | 42.6 | 15 | 83.3 | 58 | 48.7 |
Scheduled tribe | 7 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.9 |
Other backward class | 29 | 28.7 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 26.1 |
General caste | 22 | 21.8 | 1 | 5.6 | 23 | 19.3 |
Literacy status | ||||||
Illiterate | 36 | 35.6 | 13 | 72.2 | 49 | 41.2 |
Up to primary | 29 | 28.7 | 3 | 16.7 | 32 | 26.9 |
Up to high school | 26 | 25.7 | 2 | 11.1 | 28 | 23.5 |
Above high school | 10 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.4 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 52 | 51.5 | 17 | 94.4 | 69 | 58 |
Unmarried | 49 | 48.5 | 1 | 5.6 | 50 | 42 |
Stay at construction site | ||||||
Yes | 75 | 74.3 | 14 | 77.8 | 89 | 74.8 |
No | 26 | 25.7 | 4 | 22.2 | 30 | 25.2 |
History of malaria within 1 year | ||||||
Yes | 49 | 48.5 | 6 | 33.3 | 55 | 46.2 |
No | 52 | 51.5 | 12 | 66.7 | 64 | 53.8 |
Total | 101 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 119 | 100 |