Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants
From: Detection of foci of residual malaria transmission through reactive case detection in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age group in years | |
 < 5 | 144 (19.8) |
 5–15 | 221 (30.4) |
 > 15 | 361 (49.7) |
Sex | |
 Male | 322 (44.4) |
 Female | 404 (55.6) |
Site | |
 Kishe | 220 (30.30) |
 Nada | 506 (69.69) |
Educational status | |
 Illiterate | 235 (42.6) |
 Literate | 316 (57.4) |
Occupation | |
 Farmers | 155 (21.4) |
 Housewives | 143 (19.7) |
 Students | 214 (29.5) |
 Others | 38 (5.2) |
House structure | |
 Iron sheet | 496 (68.3) |
 Thatched | 230 (31.7) |
Spray status of the house | |
 Not sprayed | 417 (57.4) |
 Sprayed | 309 (42.6) |