Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and households
From: Environmental and sociodemographic factors associated with household malaria burden in the Congo
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
(1) Respondents (household heads; n = 152) | ||
 Gender | ||
  Male | 78 | 51.3 |
  Female | 74 | 48.7 |
 Age (years) | ||
  20–29 | 24 | 15.8 |
  30–39 | 61 | 40.2 |
  40–49 | 37 | 24.3 |
  50–70 | 30 | 19.7 |
 Marital status | ||
  Married | 99 | 65.1 |
  Divorced | 6 | 4.0 |
  Widowed | 8 | 5.2 |
  Single with children | 22 | 14.5 |
  Single without children | 17 | 11.2 |
 Education | ||
  Never gone to school | 11 | 7.2 |
  Primary | 8 | 5.3 |
  High school | 63 | 41.5 |
  Technical school | 25 | 16.4 |
  University/College | 45 | 29.6 |
 Occupation | ||
  Unemployed | 119 | 78.3 |
  Employed | 33 | 21.7 |
(2) Households (total members: n = 1029) | ||
 Family/household size | ||
  2–5 | 71 | 46.7 |
  6–18 | 81 | 53.3 |
 Households with children < 5 years | ||
  No | 45 | 29.6 |
  Yes | 107 | 70.4 |
 Residential area | ||
  Rural | 70 | 46.0 |
  Urban | 82 | 54.0 |
 Monthly income status | ||
  Overall less than 50 USD | 114 | 75 |
  50 USD or more | 38 | 25 |
  Rural less than 50 USD | 62 | 88.6 |
  50 USD or more | 8 | 11.4 |
  Urban Less than 50 USD | 48 | 58.5 |
  50 USD or more | 34 | 41.5 |
 Access to electricity | ||
  Yes | 134 | 88.2 |
  No | 12 | 7.9 |
  No answer | 6 | 3.9 |
 Use of means of communication | ||
  Television (yes) | 89 | 58.6 |
  Radio (yes) | 126 | 82.9 |
  Telephone (yes) | 133 | 87.5 |
 Type of toilet used (n = 147) | ||
  Pit latrine with slab and flush | 10 | 6.8 |
  Pit latrine with slab/manual flush | 22 | 14.9 |
  Pit latrine without slab | 115 | 78.2 |
 Shared latrine with neighbors (n = 152) | ||
  Yes | 88 | 57.9 |
  No | 57 | 37.5 |
  Other | 7 | 4.6 |
 Water source (n = 151) | ||
  Indoor tap water (yes) | 63 | 41.7 |
  Outdoor tap water or water well (yes) | 88 | 58.3 |