Table 1 Baseline demographics of households by trial arm
|  | Arm 1 (ITC then NTC) (n = 84 households) | Arm 2 (NTC then ITC) (n = 84 households) |
|---|---|---|
Respondent (n, %) | ||
 Head | 51 (61%) | 51 (61%) |
 Other | 33 (39%) | 33 (39%) |
Mean age (n ± SD) | 33 ± 11 | 33 ± 11 |
Gender (n, %) | ||
 Male | 52 (62%) | 56 (67%) |
 Female | 32 (38%) | 28 (33%) |
Mean household size (n ± SD) | 3.9 ± 2.0 | 3.5 ± 1.5 |
Education (n, %) | ||
 Primary or lower | 55 (65%) | 51 (61%) |
 Middle | 16 (19%) | 21 (25%) |
 Secondary or higher | 13 (16%) | 12 (14%) |
Wealth quintile* | ||
 Highest | 12 (14%) | 22 (26%) |
 Fourth | 12 (14%) | 22 (26%) |
 Middle | 17 (20%) | 16 (19%) |
 Second | 18 (21%) | 16 (19%) |
 Lowest | 25 (30%) | 8 (10%) |
Distance (miles) to the nearest health centre (n ± SD) | 3.0 ± 10.7 | 1.9 ± 2.2 |
Geographic origin (n, %) | ||
 In-state (Mon) | 49 (58%) | 57 (68%) |
 Out of state (Bago, Irrawaddy, Other) | 35 (42%) | 27 (32%) |
Plans after rubber tapping season (n, %) | ||
 Remain at current plantation | 45 (54%) | 44 (52%) |
 Return home | 36 (43%) | 37 (44%) |
 Work at other plantation | 3 (3%) | 3 (4%) |
Malaria prevention methods used** | ||
LLIN* | 40 (48%) | 53 (63%) |
 Mosquito coil | 38 (45%) | 36 (43%) |
 Wood smoke* | 13 (15%) | 4 (5%) |
 Repellent | 5 (6%) | 4 (5%) |