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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics

From: Malaria epidemiology in an area of stable transmission in tribal population of Jharkhand, India

Factor

Dumargarhi

Jarwadih

New Torang

Karam Tungri

Old Torang

Total

P value*

Number of individuals (%)

186 (19.7)

103 (10.9)

84 (8.9)

123 (13.0)

449 (47.5)

945 (100.0)

 

Age group (years)

 0–5

14 (1.5)

9 (0.9)

9 (0.9)

9 (0.9)

71 (7.5)

112 (11.9)

 

 6–10

30 (3.2)

11 (1.2)

5 (0.5)

18 (1.9)

45 (4.8)

109 (11.5)

 

 11–15

19 (2.0)

9 (1.0)

8 (0.8)

19 (2.0)

33 (3.5)

88 (9.3)

 

 ≥16

123 (13.0)

74 (7.8)

62 (6.6)

77 (8.1)

300 (31.7)

636 (67.3)

0.001

Sex

 Female

90 (9.5)

49 (5.2)

42 (4.4)

56 (5.9)

215 (22.8)

452 (47.8)

 

 Male

96 (10.2)

54 (5.7)

42 (4.4)

67 (7.1)

234 (24.8)

493 (52.2)

0.99

Education

 G

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

 

 H

15 (1.8)

7 (0.9)

26 (3.2)

33 (4.1)

43 (5.3)

124 (15.3)

 

 I

82 (10.1)

31 (3.8)

22 (2.7)

30 (3.7)

204 (25.1)

369 (45.4)

 

 Mi

31 (3.8)

4 (0.5)

22 (2.7)

29 (3.6)

48 (5.9)

134 (16.5)

 

 Pr

33 (4.1)

13 (1.6)

6 (0.7)

18 (2.2)

74 (9.1)

144 (17.7)

 

 U

12 (1.5)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

26 (3.2)

39 (4.8)

<0.005

Profession

 A

33 (20.5)

16 (9.9)

13 (8.1)

20 (12.4)

77 (47.8)

159 (98.8)

 

 NIL

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

 

 S

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

0.159

Income

 [0–50,000]

25 (15.3)

20 (12.3)

13 (8.0)

20 (12.3)

71 (43.6)

149 (91.4)

 

 [50,000–100,000]

8 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (3.7)

14 (8.6)

0.002

Housing

 M

182 (20.1)

100 (11.0)

34 (3.7)

113 (12.5)

431 (47.5)

860 (94.8)

<0.005

 P

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (0.9)

 

 T

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

39 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

39 (4.3)

 

Bednet

 N

142 (15.7)

100 (11.0)

81 (8.9)

113 (12.5)

367 (40.5)

803 (88.5)

 

 Y

40 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

64 (7.1)

104 (11.5)

<0.005

  1. Education: G graduate, H high school education (intermediate), I illiterate, Mi middle, Pr primary, U undergraduate; Profession: A agriculture, NIL no profession, S service; Housing: M mud walls with thatched roof, P cement walls and roof, T brick walls with tin roof, Bednet: Y yes; N no
  2. * P value is based on Chi Square test