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Table 2 Malaria epidemiology related characteristics of the study population in Mannar and Trincomalee Districts

From: Determination of demographic, epidemiological, and socio-economic determinants and their potential impact on malaria transmission in Mannar and Trincomalee districts of Sri Lanka

Characteristics

Mannar

Trincomalee

p

X 2

N

%

N

%

Knowledge about malaria

0.09

4.69

 Poor

281

52.04

579

64.33

 Adequate

192

35.56

196

21.78

 Good

67

12.41

125

13.89

Potential breeding sites

0.29

7.26

 Burrow pit

37

6.85

79

8.78

 Earth well

23

4.26

105

11.67

 Built well

152

28.15

171

19.00

 Tank/pond

80

14.81

144

16.00

 Paddy field

48

8.89

116

12.89

 Cemented tank

12

2.22

32

3.56

 None

188

34.81

253

28.11

Use of protective measures

0.01

16.63

 Residual spraying

36

6.67

8

0.89

 Bed net

402

74.44

534

59.33

 Covering eve and window

16

2.96

39

4.33

 Mosquito coil

16

2.96

123

13.67

 Integrated approach

58

10.74

143

15.89

 Other

1

0.19

23

2.56

 None

11

2.04

30

3.33

Past malaria infection

0.51

0.42

 Yes

7

1.30

4

0.44

 No

533

98.70

896

99.56

Spraying status of the house

0.00

85.41

 Sprayed

96

17.78

54

6.00

 Overdue

106

19.63

767

85.22

 Unsprayed

338

62.59

88

9.78

  1. p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference among the two populations