Skip to main content

Table 1 General characteristics of the study population in Chabahar city and surrounding villages, south-eastern Iran

From: Anti-malarial seroprevalence assessment during an elimination programme in Chabahar District, south-eastern Iran

Demographic data

% (95% CI)

P value

City (n = 744)

Village (n = 735)

Median age (range)

16 (2–70)

15 (2–78)

0.357

Male

42 % (38–45)

51 % (44–57)

0.012

Fever (≥37.5 °C)

–

0 % (0–1)

0.159

LLIN

68 % (56–78)

24 % (13–40)

<0.001

History of malariaa

10 % (7–14)

24 % (18–31)

0.003

History of travelb

13 % (7–25)

5 % (3–8)

0.017

Breeding sitec

89 % (76–95)

53 % (37–69)

0.001

High population densityd

77 % (61–88)

49 % (34–64)

0.026

Visitor from endemic areae

12 % (5–23)

12 % (6–23)

0.906

  1. All reported proportions are adjusted for clustering within enumeration areas
  2. aReported history of malaria over the past 10 years; confirmed by local health records
  3. bReported travel history 4 weeks prior to sampling
  4. cWithin a 100 m radius of the household
  5. dMore than ten houses within a 100 m radius of the household
  6. eWithin the last 2 weeks
Back to article page

Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

Contact us