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Table 1 Proportions of malaria among children aged under 5 years with respect to covariates under consideration

From: Geostatistical analysis and mapping of malaria risk in children under 5 using point-referenced prevalence data in Ghana

 

Total

RDT

Negative

Positive

Age (in months)

 \(<12\)

289 (11%)

244 (84%)

45 (16%)

 12–23

602 (24%)

490 (81%)

112 (19%)

 24–35

588 (23%)

454 (77%)

134 (23%)

 36–47

551 (22%)

421 (76%)

130 (24%)

 48–59

507 (20%)

367 (72%)

140 (28%)

Gender

 Male

1293 (51%)

1002 (77%)

291 (23%)

 Female

1244 (49%)

974 (78%)

270 (22%)

Mothers educ.

 No education

876 (35%)

605 (69%)

271 (31%)

 Primary

509 (20%)

398 (78%)

111 (22%)

 Middle

798 (31%)

644 (81%)

154 (19%)

 Secondary

228 (9%)

210 (92%)

18 (8%)

 Higher

126 (5%)

119 (94%)

7 (6%)

Wealth status

 Lowest

892 (35%)

605 (68%)

287 (32%)

 Lower

486 (19%)

344 (71%)

142 (29%)

 Middle

411 (16%)

342 (83%)

69 (17%)

 Higher

413 (16%)

360 (87%)

53 (13%)

 Highest

335 (13%)

325 (97%)

10 (3%)

IRS

 No

2055 (81%)

1584 (77%)

471 (23%)

 Yes

482 (19%)

392 (81%)

90 (19%)

Residence

 Urban

995 (39%)

884 (89%)

111 (11%)

 Rural

1542 (61%)

1092 (71%)

450 (29%)

Region

 Ashanti

275 (11%)

237 (86%)

38 (14%)

 Brong Ahafo

239 (9%)

187 (78%)

52 (22%)

 Central

217 (9%)

152 (70%)

65 (30%)

 Eastern

208 (8%)

143 (69%)

65 (31%)

 Greater Accra

229 (9%)

219 (96%)

10 (4%)

 Northern

431 (17%)

295 (68%)

136 (32%)

 Upper East

289 (11%)

244 (84%)

45 (16%)

 Upper West

228 (9%)

178 (78%)

50 (22%)

 Volta

213 (8%)

164 (77%)

49 (23%)

 Western

208 (8%)

157 (75%)

51 (25%)