Table 1 Descriptive statistics for individual-level characteristics of participants
Variable | All | RDT+ | RDT− | Χ2 p-value | Total | PCR+ | PCR− | Χ2 p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1591 | 427 (27%) | 1164 (73%) | Â | 1557 | 481 (31%) | 1076 (69%) | Â |
Age | ||||||||
 < 1 year | 59 | 9 (15%) | 50 (85%) | < 0.001 | 57 | 9 (16%) | 48 (84%) | < 0.001 |
 1–5 years | 307 | 89 (29%) | 218 (71%) |  | 299 | 79 (26%) | 220 (74%) |  |
 6–10 years | 263 | 116 (44%) | 147 (56%) |  | 255 | 125 (49%) | 130 (51%) |  |
 11–15 years | 232 | 97 (42%) | 135 (58%) |  | 229 | 108 (47%) | 121 (53%) |  |
 16–25 years | 247 | 58 (24%) | 189 (76%) |  | 243 | 75 (31%) | 168 (69%) |  |
 > 25 years | 483 | 58 (12%) | 425 (88%) |  | 474 | 85 (18%) | 389 (82%) |  |
Sex | ||||||||
 Male | 713 | 202 (28%) | 511 (72%) | 0.23 | 698 | 237 (34%) | 461 (66%) | 0.02 |
 Female | 878 | 225 (26%) | 653 (74%) |  | 859 | 244 (28%) | 615 (72%) |  |
Malaria in previous 6 months | ||||||||
 Yes-once | 278 | 77 (28%) | 201 (72%) | 0.04 | 275 | 71 (26%) | 204 (74%) | 0.02 |
 Yes-many | 114 | 43 (38%) | 71 (62%) |  | 112 | 46 (41%) | 66 (59%) |  |
 No | 1195 | 306 (26%) | 889 (74%) |  | 1166 | 362 (31%) | 804 (69%) |  |
 NA | 4 | 1 (25%) | 3 (75%) |  | 4 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) |  |
Fever in previous week | ||||||||
 Yes | 385 | 147 (38%) | 238 (62%) | < 0.001 | 380 | 151 (40%) | 229 (60%) | < 0.001 |
 No | 1201 | 278 (23%) | 923 (77%) |  | 1172 | 327 (28%) | 845 (72%) |  |
 NA | 5 | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) |  | 5 | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) |  |
Slept under bed net previous night | ||||||||
 Yes | 714 | 194 (27%) | 520 (73%) | < 0.001 | 701 | 208 (30%) | 493 (70%) | 0.37 |
No | 877 | 233 (27%) | 644 (73%) | Â | 856 | 273 (32%) | 583 (68%) | Â |
Age of the bed net | ||||||||
 < 6 months | 77 | 22 (29%) | 55 (71%) | 0.58 | 77 | 22 (29%) | 55 (71%) | 0.20 |
 6 months–1 year | 70 | 13 (19%) | 57 (81%) |  | 70 | 13 (19%) | 57 (81%) |  |
 1–3 years | 339 | 97 (29%) | 242 (71%) |  | 329 | 103 (31%) | 226 (68.7%) |  |
 > 3 years | 110 | 31 (28%) | 79 (72%) |  | 110 | 32 (29%) | 78 (71%) |  |
 No net or do not know | 995 | 264 (26%) | 731 (74%) |  | 971 | 311 (32%) | 660 (68%) |  |
Site of residence | ||||||||
 1 | 209 | 85 (41%) | 124 (59%) | < 0.001 | 205 | 95 (46%) | 110 (54%) | < 0.001 |
 2 | 217 | 67 (31%) | 150 (69%) |  | 210 | 80 (38%) | 130 (62%) |  |
 3 | 249 | 91 (37%) | 158 (63%) |  | 241 | 101 (42%) | 140 (58%) |  |
 4 | 268 | 78 (29%) | 190 (71%) |  | 258 | 79 (31%) | 179 (69%) |  |
 5 | 92 | 25 (27%) | 67 (73%) |  | 92 | 32 (35%) | 60 (65%) |  |
 6 | 168 | 70 (42%) | 98 (58%) |  | 167 | 79 (47%) | 88 (53%) |  |
 7 | 388 | 11 (3%) | 377 (97%) |  | 384 | 15 (4%) | 369 (96%) |  |