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Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of survey participants in the 6 months–4 years age category, by study site

From: Longitudinal estimation of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in relation to malaria prevention measures in six sub-Saharan African countries

 

Burkina Faso, Nanoro

Gabon, Lambaréné

Ghana, Agogo

Kenya, Kombewa

Malawi, Lilongwe

Tanzania, Bagamoyo

Tanzania, Korogwe

Ghana, Kintampo

Survey 1, N

423

398

397

400

400

392

389

401

 Rural location, % (95% CI)

100 (99.1–100)

31.7 (27.1–36.5)

36.0 (31.3–41.0)

98.8 (97.1–99.6)

0.5 (0.1–1.8)

100 (99.1–100)

86.1 (82.3–89.4)

48.6 (43.6–53.6)

 Closed water source, % (95% CI)

60.5 (55.7–65.2)

71.9 (67.2–76.2)

94.2 (91.4–96.3)

44.0 (39.1–49.0)

99.3 (97.8–99.8)

23.0 (18.9–27.4)

53.0 (47.9–58.0)

71.3 (66.6–75.7)

 Electricity present, % (95% CI)

1.7 (0.7–3.4)

76.1 (71.6–80.2)

73.6 (68.9–77.8)

3.5 (1.9–5.8)

14.8 (11.4–18.6)

4.3 (2.5–6.9)

4.6 (2.8–7.2)

44.9 (39.9–49.9)

 Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (%)

2 (0.5)

7 (1.8)

58 (14.6)

86 (21.5)

54 (13.5)

12 (3.1)

28 (7.2)

60 (15.0)

 Slept under bed net the night before, n (%)

141 (33.3)

292 (73.4)

149 (37.5)

324 (81.0)

227 (56.8)

371 (94.6)

275 (70.7)

158 (39.4)

 No use of repellent in past 7 days, n (%)

416 (98.3)

187 (47.0)

229 (57.7)

390 (97.5)

390 (97.5)

388 (99.0)

367 (94.3)

296 (73.8)

 IRS in past 12 months, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

31 (7.8)

4 (1.0)

16 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (1.7)

 Insecticide spray use in past 7 days, n (%)

3 (0.7)

16 (4.0)

44 (11.1)

3 (0.8)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

4 (1.0)

29 (7.2)

Survey 2, N

402

398

400

400

399

398

399

401

 Rural location, % (95% CI)

100 (99.1–100)

22.6 (18.6–27.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.9)

96.3 (93.9–97.9)

0.0 (0.0–0.9)

84.9 (81.0–88.3)

84.2 (80.3–87.6)

67.1 (62.2–71.7)

 Closed water source, % (95% CI)

73.4 (68.8–77.6)

76.4 (71.9–80.5)

97.5 (95.5–98.8)

43.8 (38.8–48.8)

98.2 (96.4–99.3)

32.4 (27.8–37.3)

63.4 (58.5–68.1)

57.9 (52.9–62.7)

 Electricity present, % (95% CI)

1.1 (0.3–2.5)

84.9 (81.0–88.3)

65.8 (60.9–70.4)

8.8 (6.2–12.0)

19.0 (15.3–23.3)

1.5 (0.6–3.3)

5.0 (3.1–7.6)

41.6 (36.8–46.6)

 Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (%)

4 (1.0)

11 (2.8)

48 (12.0)

75 (18.8)

23 (5.8)

14 (3.5)

21 (5.3)

88 (21.9)

 Slept under bed net the night before, n (%)

293 (72.9)

296 (74.4)

285 (71.3)

367 (91.8)

251 (62.9)

358 (89.9)

363 (91.0)

206 (51.4)

 No use of repellent in past 7 days, n (%)

402 (100)

202 (50.8)

316 (79.0)

389 (97.3)

314 (78.7)

390 (98.0)

391 (98.0)

322 (80.3)

 IRS in past 12 months, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

8 (2.0)

5 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Insecticide spray use in past 7 days, n (%)

0 (0.0)

10 (2.5)

14 (3.5)

4 (1.0)

16 (4.0)

2 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

13 (3.2)

Survey 3, N

395

399

399

401

400

399

400

400

 Rural location, % (95% CI)

100 (99.1–100)

35.8 (31.1–40.8)

13.8 (10.6–17.6)

95.3 (92.7–97.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.9)

100 (99.1–100)

89.0 (85.5–91.9)

82.0 (77.9–85.6)

 Closed water source, % (95% CI)

75.9 (71.4–80.1)

62.4 (57.5–67.2)

90.5 (87.2–93.2)

30.7 (26.2–35.4)

98.5 (96.8–99.4)

39.1 (34.3–44.1)

44.5 (39.6–49.5)

56.0 (51.0–60.9)

 Electricity present, % (95% CI)

2.3 (1.0–4.3)

68.9 (64.1–73.4)

74.9 (70.4–79.1)

8.7 (6.2–11.9)

21.0 (17.1–25.3)

1.3 (0.4–2.9)

5.8 (3.7–8.5)

31.3 (26.7–36.0)

 Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (%)

32 (8.1)

2 (0.5)

52 (13.0)

78 (19.5)

26 (6.5)

10 (2.5)

36 (9.0)

73 (18.3)

 Slept under bed net the night before, n (%)

352 (89.1)

250 (62.7)

242 (60.7)

362 (90.3)

330 (82.5)

362 (90.7)

339 (84.8)

348 (87.0)

 No use of repellent in past 7 days, n (%)

387 (98.0)

165 (41.4)

304 (76.2)

387 (96.5)

383 (95.8)

395 (99.0)

388 (97.0)

369 (92.3)

 IRS in past 12 months, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.5)

 Insecticide spray use in past 7 days, n (%)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.0)

21 (5.3)

6 (1.5)

8 (2.0)

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

Survey 4, N

399

399

–

–

–

–

–

395

 Rural location, % (95% CI)

100 (99.1–100)

35.1 (30.4–40.0)

–

–

–

–

–

82.3 (78.1–85.9)

 Closed water source, % (95% CI)

87.5 (83.8–90.6)

74.2 (69.6–78.4)

–

–

–

–

–

71.4 (66.7–75.8)

 Electricity present, % (95% CI)

2.0 (0.9–3.9)

76.7 (72.2–80.8)

–

–

–

–

–

24.8 (20.6–29.4)

 Malaria treatment in past 14 days, n (%)

29 (7.3)

1 (0.3)

–

–

–

–

–

54 (13.7)

 Slept under bed net the night before, n (%)

375 (94.0)

212 (53.1)

–

–

–

–

–

319 (80.8)

 No use of repellent in past 7 days, n (%)

393 (98.5)

164 (41.1)

–

–

–

–

–

348 (88.1)

 IRS in past 12 months, n (%)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

–

–

–

–

–

2 (0.5)

 Insecticide spray use in past 7 days, n (%)

3 (0.8)

10 (2.5)

–

–

–

–

–

14 (3.5)

  1. Closed water source: piped water, tube well, dug well, protected well. No use of repellent in past 7 days: no use of mosquito coil, insecticide spray, commercial or traditional repellent. Percentages were computed without considering the missing values
  2. M months of age, Y years of age, N number of participants included in the analyses, n (%) number/percentage of participants in a given category, CI confidence interval, IRS indoor residual spray, – centres not included in the fourth survey