Table 2 Observed parasitaemia in Rufiji district and its distribution from each selected ward across sex, age group and socio-economic status
Ward | n = 915 (13.0) | Gender | Age group | Socio-economic status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male n = 438 (15.2) | Female n = 477 (11.6) | < 5n = 214 (14.8) | 5–15 n = 468 (21.1) | > 15 n = 233 (6.9) | Poorest n = 273 (19.6) | Second n = 198 (14.2) | Third n = 189 (13.7) | Fourth n = 168 (11.8) | Least poor n = 87 (6.1) | ||
Ikwiriri | 106 (5.6) | 49 (6.4) | 57 (5.1) | 22 (5.9) | 54 (9.4) | 30 (3.2) | 19 (9.6) | 24 (6.1) | 24 (6.5) | 19 (5.0) | 20 (3.7) |
Kibiti | 241 (12.8) | 115 (15.2) | 126 (11.2) | 64 (15.9) | 132 (22.6) | 45 (5.0) | 84 (21.6) | 49 (16.6) | 49 (13.4) | 28 (9.0) | 31 (6.0) |
Bungu | 290 (16.7) | 146 (20.5) | 144 (14.1) | 62 (17.2) | 144 (24.1) | 84 (10.8) | 57 (21.3) | 79 (19.0) | 71 (16.3) | 68 (16.4) | 15 (7.2) |
Chumbi | 278 (18.4) | 128 (18.7) | 150 (18.1) | 66 (21.6) | 138 (29.7) | 74 (9.9) | 113 (20.7) | 47 (15.2) | 45 (21.2) | 52 (17.2) | 21 (14.5) |