Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population at baseline
Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Population at baseline | 2934 |
Gender | |
Female | 1522 (51.9) |
Male | 1412 (48.1) |
Age–median (IQR) | 19.1 (8.1–40.1) |
Tribe | |
Bondei | 1620 (55.2) |
Sambaa | 458 (15.6) |
Zigua | 145 (4.9) |
Mmakonde | 109 (3.7) |
Muha | 49 (1.7) |
Others | 553 (23.2) |
Age groups in years | |
<1 | 60 (2.0) |
1–4 | 315 (10.7) |
5–9 | 420 (14.3) |
10–14 | 383 (13.1) |
15–19 | 276 (9.4) |
20+ | 1480 (50.4) |
Owned bed neta | |
Not owned any bed net | 162 (26.3) |
Owned at least 1 bed net | 453 (73.7) |
Number of bed nets per householda | |
1 | 199 (43.9) |
2–3 | 225 (49.7) |
4–5 | 22 (4.5) |
5–12 | 7 (1.2) |