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Table 3 Differences in demographic characteristics between participants and non-participants

From: Household clustering of asymptomatic malaria infections in Xepon district, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR

Demographic characteristics

Total (n = 1821)

Participants (n = 870)

Non-participants (n = 951)

P valuea

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Female

928

51.0

470

54.0

458

48.2

0.012

 Male

893

49.0

400

46.0

493

51.8

Age (years)

 <5

265

14.6

67

7.7

198

20.8

<0.001

 5–14

573

31.5

392

45.1

181

19.0

 ≥15

983

54.0

411

47.1

572

60.1

  1. aChi square test