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Table 2 Demographics and parasitaemia status of Batwa and non-Batwa of Kanungu District, Uganda, July 2013 and April 2014

From: Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasitaemia among indigenous Batwa and non-indigenous communities of Kanungu district, Uganda

Characteristic

Total surveyed participants

RDT never

RDT ever

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Individual characteristics

 Sex

n = 749

n = 701

n = 48

  Female

452 (60.35)

423 (60.34)

29 (60.42)

  Male

297 (39.65)

278 (39.66)

19 (39.58)

 Age

n = 688

n = 654

n = 43

  Mean

36.60 [95 % CI 35.44–37.8]

36.40 [95 % CI 35.21–37.50]

39.90 [95 % CI 33.50–46.20]

 Ethnic group

n = 758

n = 709

n = 49

  Non-Batwa

448 (59.10)

428 (60.37)

20 (40.82)

  Batwa

310 (40.90)

281 (39.63)

29 (59.18)

 Malaria prevention knowledge (avoid bites)

n = 755

n = 706

n = 49

  No

588 (77.88)

545 (77.20)

43 (87.76)

  Yes

167 (22.12)

161 (22.80)

6 (12.24)

Household characteristics

 Roof type

n = 752

n = 703

n = 49

  Metal/iron sheets

621 (82.58)

577 (82.08)

44 (89.80)

  Grass/thatch/wood

131 (17.42)

126 (17.92)

5 (10.20)

 Own mosquito net

n = 755

n = 706

n = 49

  No

331 (43.84)

306 (43.34)

25 (51.02)

  Yes

424 (56.16)

400 (56.66)

24 (48.98)

 Relative wealth

n = 728

n = 680

n = 49

  Poorer 50 %

372 (51.10)

338 (49.71)

34 (70.83)

  Wealthier 50 %

356 (48.90)

342 (50.29)

14 (29.17)

Livestock ownership

 Any livestock

n = 753

n = 704

n = 49

  No

414 (54.26)

382 (54.26)

32 (65.31)

  Yes

339 (45.02)

322 (45.74)

17 (34.69)

 Chickens

n = 754

n = 705

n = 49

  No

556 (73.74)

515 (73.05)

41 (83.67)

  Yes

198 (26.26)

190 (26.95)

8 (16.33)

 Goats

n = 754

n = 705

n = 49

  No

521 (69.10)

479 (67.94)

42 (85.71)

  Yes

233 (30.90)

226 (32.06)

7 (14.29)

 Animals inside at night

n = 686

n = 637

n = 49

  Never/no animals

533 (77.70)

487 (76.45)

46 (93.88)

  Sometimes/often

153 (22.30)

150 (23.55)

3 (6.12)