Children Characteristic
|
Number (n = 7011)
|
%
|
Malaria test results
|
---|
RDT+ (%)
|
x2 p-value
|
Micro+ (%)
|
x2 p-value
|
---|
Child’s age (months)
|
0–6
|
755
|
10.8
|
21.6
|
< 0.001*
|
10.0
|
< 0.001*
|
7–23
|
1914
|
27.3
|
36.2
| |
20.3
| |
24–59
|
4342
|
61.9
|
49.5
| |
30.9
| |
Sex
|
Male
|
3574
|
51.0
|
46.2
|
0.063
|
27.8
|
0.276
|
Female
|
3437
|
49.0
|
44.0
| |
26.9
| |
Location
|
Urban
|
2350
|
33.5
|
24.1
|
< 0.001*
|
11.4
|
< 0.001*
|
Rural
|
4661
|
66.5
|
55.7
| |
35.6
| |
Zone
|
North Central
|
1309
|
18.7
|
50.7
|
< 0.001*
|
32.1
|
< 0.001*
|
North East
|
983
|
14.0
|
42.9
| |
26.5
| |
North West
|
2286
|
32.6
|
58.2
| |
37.1
| |
South East
|
601
|
8.6
|
31.7
| |
13.9
| |
South South
|
780
|
11.1
|
28.9
| |
19.4
| |
South West
|
1053
|
15.0
|
32.1
| |
15.3
| |
Usual resident
|
No
|
69
|
1.0
|
36.8
|
0.147
|
25.2
|
0.598
|
Yes
|
6942
|
99.0
|
45.2
| |
27.4
| |
Wealth quintile
|
Poorest
|
1474
|
21.0
|
64.1
|
< 0.001*
|
43.1
|
< 0.001*
|
Poorer
|
1612
|
23.0
|
62.7
| |
41.0
| |
Middle
|
1333
|
19.0
|
49.2
| |
27.7
| |
Richer
|
1289
|
18.4
|
30.2
| |
16.8
| |
Richest
|
1303
|
18.6
|
12.7
| |
4.3
| |
Slept under ever treated net
|
No
|
3963
|
56.5
|
42.1
|
< 0.001*
|
25.7
|
< 0.001*
|
Yes
|
3048
|
43.5
|
49.0
| |
29.5
| |
Slept under LLITNs
|
No
|
3980
|
56.8
|
42.0
|
< 0.001*
|
25.7
|
< 0.001*
|
Yes
|
3031
|
43.2
|
49.1
| |
29.5
| |
Fever in last 2 weeks
|
No
|
4123
|
59.0
|
37.4
|
< 0.001*
|
23.7
|
< 0.001*
|
Yes
|
2868
|
41.0
|
55.1
| |
32.1
| |
Anaemia level
|
Severe
|
224
|
3.7
|
87.6
|
< 0.001*
|
67.4
|
< 0.001*
|
Moderate
|
2376
|
39.4
|
61.9
| |
40.6
| |
Mild
|
1524
|
25.3
|
37.5
| |
20.6
| |
Not anaemic
|
1905
|
31.6
|
25.1
| |
12.9
| |
Total
|
7011
|
100.0
|
41.5
| |
27.3
| |
- RDT+ positive on the rapid diagnostic test, Micro+ positive on microscopy test
- * Significant at 5% x2 test