Malaria knowledge and bed net use in three transmission settings in southern Africa

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Table 2 Study population characteristics by study site

Variables	Choma District N = 1761		Nchelenge District N = 3405		Mutasa District N = 2369		Total N = 7535		p value^a
Variables	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	p value^a
Age (years)									< 0.001
< 5	383	21.8	670	19.7	402	17.0	1455	19.3
5–14	541	30.7	1022	30.0	533	22.5	2096	27.8
15–34	432	24.5	955	28.1	742	31.3	2129	28.3
≥ 35	405	23.0	758	22.3	692	29.2	1855	24.6
Gender									0.21
Male	810	46.0	1530	44.9	1026	43.3	3366	44.7
Female	951	54.0	1875	55.1	1343	56.7	4169	55.3
Education level of head of household									< 0.001
Primary or less	990	56.2	2329	68.4	1051	44.4	4370	58.0
Secondary	709	40.3	1025	30.1	1112	46.9	2846	37.8
Tertiary	62	3.5	51	1.5	206	8.7	319	4.2
Employment status of head of household									< 0.001
Employed	132	7.5	229	6.7	1102	46.5	1463	19.4
Unemployed	1629	92.5	3172	93.3	1267	53.5	6068	80.6
Household asset ownership
Radio	1286	73.1	2190	64.3	1281	53.9	4757	63.1	< 0.001
Television	480	27.3	242	7.1	670	28.2	1392	18.5	< 0.001
Fridge	24	1.4	57	1.7	185	7.8	266	3.5	< 0.001
Bicycle	1353	76.9	2391	70.2	634	26.7	4378	58.1	< 0.001
Motorcycle	37	2.1	28	0.8	85	3.6	150	2.0	< 0.001
Car or truck	136	7.7	5	0.1	212	8.9	353	4.7	< 0.001
Source of drinking water: piped water	16	2.0	17	1.0	390	28.0	423	11.1	< 0.001
Source of energy for cooking: electricity	4	0.5	22	1.3	104	7.5	130	3.4	< 0.001
Main material of floor: finished flooring	225	28.5	209	12.9	1229	88.4	1662	43.7	< 0.001
Number of household members									< 0.001
1–2	93	5.3	596	17.5	454	19.2	1143	15.2
3–6	846	48.0	2235	65.6	1259	53.1	4340	57.6
≥ 7	822	46.7	574	16.9	656	27.7	2052	27.2
Visited health facility for malaria in past 6 months	238	13.5	1906	56.0	687	28.9	2831	37.6	< 0.001
Visited health facility for malaria in past month	32	1.8	791	23.2	247	10.4	1070	14.2	< 0.001

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