Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics associated with malaria and its prevalence
From: Burden of malaria in mobile populations in the Greater Accra region, Ghana: a cross- sectional study
Variable | No malaria | Malaria | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, year (n, %) | 0.055 | ||
<20 | 57 (79.17) | 15 (20.83) | |
20–29 | 148 (83.62) | 29 (16.38) | |
30–39 | 60 (84.51) | 11 (15.49) | |
40–70 | 66 (94.29) | 4 (5.71) | |
Locality (n, %) | 0.024* | ||
Accra | 166 (80.98) | 39 (19.02) | |
Tema | 165 (89.19) | 20 (10.81) | |
Gender (n, %) | 0.296 | ||
Male | 187 (86.57) | 29 (13.43) | |
Female | 144 (82.76) | 30 (17.24) | |
Marital status (n, %) | 0.018* | ||
Single | 115 (79.31) | 30 (20.69) | |
Married | 216 (88.16) | 29 (11.84) | |
Occupation (n, %) | 0.027* | ||
Truck driver | 164 (89.13) | 20 (10.87) | |
Hawker | 167 (81.07) | 39 (18.93) | |
Educational level (n, %) | 0.019* | ||
No schooling | 182 (80.53) | 44 (19.47) | |
Primary | 74 (91.36) | 7 (8.64) | |
At least secondary | 75 (90.36) | 8 (9.64) | |