Parameter | All | P. vivax | P. vivax/P. falciparum | P. falciparum | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | 909 (100) | 633 (69.6) | 194 (21.3) | 82 (9.0) | – |
Age (years; median, range) | 26.0 (4.0–82) | 25.0 (4–70) | 27.5 (7–82) | 30.5 (12–65) | 0.11 |
Male (%, n) | 92.8 (844) | 93.4 (591) | 92.8 (180) | 89.0 (73) | 0.36 |
Migrated to Mangaluru (%, n) | 77.8 (706/907) | 77.3 (488/631) | 80.4 (156) | 75.6 (62) | 0.58 |
Origin (%, n) | |||||
 Mangaluru | 22.1 (201) | 22.6 (143) | 19.6 (38) | 24.4 (20) |  |
 Karnataka | 27.3 (248) | 25.3 (160) | 31.4 (61) | 32.9 (27) |  |
 Non-Karnataka states | 49.3 (448) | 50.9 (322) | 46.9 (91) | 42.7 (35) |  |
 No data/unclear | 1.3 (12) | 1.3 (8) | 2.1 (4) | 0 | 0.31 |
Self-defined tribal origin (%, n) | 18.3 (166) | 19.0 (120) | 18.0 (35) | 13.4 (11) | 0.47 |
Formal education | |||||
 None | 32.8 (298) | 30.2 (191) | 38.1 (74)* | 40.2 (33) |  |
 Incomplete (< 10th class) | 38.0 (345) | 39.2 (248) | 37.1 (72) | 30.5 (25) |  |
 Completed (10th class) | 13.9 (126) | 15.0 (95) | 10.8 (21) | 12.2 (10) |  |
 Advanced [(pre-)university] | 14.6 (133) | 15.3 (97) | 12.4 (24) | 14.6 (12) |  |
 No data/unclear | 0.8 (7) | 0.3 (2) | 1.5 (3) | 2.4 (2) | 0.06 |
Occupation construction worker or daily labourer (%, n) | 56.1 (510) | 53.7 (340) | 58.8 (114) | 68.3 (56)* | 0.03 |
Monthly family income (rupees; median, range), n = 893 | 6000 (0–35,000) | 7000 (0–35,000) | 6000 (0–30,000) | 6000 (2000–20,000)*†| 0.006 |
Monthly family income < median (6000 rupees) | 35.2 (314/893) | 33.0 (205/621) | 36.3 (69/190) | 48.8 (40)* | 0.02 |
People living in household (number; median, range), n = 889 | 5 (1–70) | 5 (1–70) | 5 (1–40) | 4 (1–25)*†| 0.02 |
People per room in household (number; median, range), n = 870 | 4 (0.25–70) | 4 (0.25–70) | 4 (0.50–40) | 3 (0.67–25)*†| 0.09 |
Household characteristics (%, n) | |||||
 Electricity | 94.4 (857/908) | 95.3 (602/632) | 92.8 (180) | 91.5 (75) | 0.21 |
 Electric fan | 70.0 (636/908) | 70.6 (446/632) | 71.6 (139) | 62.2 (51) | 0.26 |
 TV set | 18.9 (172/908) | 21.4 (135/632) | 14.9 (29) | 9.8 (8)* | 0.01 |
 Fridge | 5.2 (47/908) | 5.9 (37/632) | 4.6 (9) | 1.2 (1) | 0.19 |
 Motorbike | 3.6 (33/908) | 4.9 (31/632) | 1.0 (2)* | 0* | 0.008 |
 Radio | 2.8 (25/908) | 3.0 (19/632) | 1.5 (3) | 3.7 (3) | 0.48 |
 Bicycle | 1.7 (15/908) | 1.7 (11/632) | 1.5 (3) | 1.2 (1) | 0.93 |
Stated use of a bed net in preceding night (%, n) | 39.1 (354/906) | 41.0 (259/631) | 35.2 (68/193) | 32.9 (27) | 0.17 |
Window nets present (%, n) | 4.2 (38/906) | 4.0 (25/631) | 6.7 (13/193) | 0†| 0.04 |
IRS in preceding 6Â months (%, n) | 2.8 (25/906) | 3.3 (21/631) | 1.6 (3/193) | 1.2 (1) | 0.28 |
Stated use of repellent coils (%, n) | 39.3 (356/906) | 39.6 (250/631) | 40.4 (78/193) | 34.1 (28) | 0.59 |
Stated use of repellent fluids (%, n) | 9.7 (88/906) | 10.0 (63/631) | 8.3 (16/193) | 11.0 (9) | 0.72 |
Stated stagnant water bodies at home (%, n) | 31.0 (281/906) | 32.0 (202/631) | 27.5 (53/193) | 31.7 (26) | 0.48 |
Stated malaria episode in preceding 12Â months (%, n) | 37.9 (343/906) | 38.8 (245/631) | 34.2 (66/193) | 39.0 (32) | 0.50 |
Time since last malaria episode (months; median, range), n = 415 | 5 (0.2–240) | 4 (0.2–180) | 6 (0.5–240) | 9 (0.5–120) | 0.19 |