Table 2 Characteristics of participants in the clinic-based survey of children with fever presenting for care

Age^a (years): median (range)

2.6 (1–5)

3 (1–5)

0.49

Female sex^a: n (%)

47 (47 %)

53 (53 %)

0.48

Bed nets: n (%)

Household ownership

21 (21 %)

75 (75 %)

<0.001

Bed net use^a (index case)

16 (16 %)

65 (66 %)

<0.001

Maternal education: n (%)

No formal education

1 (1 %)

0

1.00

Primary

29 (29 %)

13 (13 %)

0.009

Secondary

50 (50 %)

42 (42 %)

0.32

University

20 (20 %)

45 (45 %)

<0.001

House construction: n (%)

Electricity

0

0

–

Brick

0

4 (4 %)

0.12

Household assets: n (%)

Bicycle

45 (45 %)

75 (75 %)

<0.001

Motor vehicle

1 (1 %)

1 (1 %)

1.00

Radio

21 (21 %)

55 (55 %)

<0.001

Telephone

11 (11 %)

41 (41 %)

<0.001

Television

1 (1 %)

2 (2 %)

1.00

Refrigerator

0

0

–

Chicken

60 (60 %)

59 (60 %)

1.00

Cow

12 (12 %)

20 (20 %)

0.13

Goat

38 (38 %)

39 (39 %)

0.88

Wealth quintile ^b : n (%)

<0.001

Poorest

29 (29 %)

11 (11 %)

Second

28 (28 %)

12 (12 %)

Middle

20 (20 %)

20 (20 %)

Fourth

16 (16 %)

24 (24 %)

Richest

7 (7 %)

33 (33 %)

Exposure to community violence: n (%)

Theft

59 (59 %)

12 (12 %)

<0.001

Physical assault

15 (15 %)

1 (1 %)

<0.001

Sexual assault

22 (22 %)

1 (1 %)

<0.001

Knife injury

1 (1 %)

0

1.00

Gunshot

2 (2 %)

0

0.50

P. falciparum infection^a (RDT positive): n (%)

78 (78 %)

39 (39 %)

<0.001