Factors associated with malaria parasitaemia among children under 5 years in Uganda: a secondary data analysis of the 2014 Malaria Indicator Survey dataset

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

Characteristic	Distribution of participants
Characteristic	Total population, N = 4930	Percentage
Age categories (months)
0–6	491	9.95
7–12	492	9.97
13–24	984	19.97
25–36	985	19.97
37–48	1081	21.94
49–59	897	18.19
Gender
Male	2390	48.48
Female	2540	51.52
Residence
Urban	780	15.82
Rural	4150	84.18
Region
Central 1	536	10.88
Central 2	529	10.72
East central	564	11.43
Kampala	183	3.70
Mid-North	556	11.29
Mid-Western	629	12.77
Mid-Eastern	534	10.83
North-East	499	10.12
South-Western	522	10.59
West-Nile	378	7.67
Mother’s education^a
No education	755	18.26
Primary	2514	60.79
Secondary	732	17.71
Tertiary	134	3.24
Household wealth
Poorest	1108	22.48
Poorer	1078	21.87
Middle	1000	20.27
Richer	908	18.42
Richest	836	16.96

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