Malaria prevention in the city of Yaoundé: knowledge and practices of urban dwellers

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of households surveyed in Yaoundé in January 2017

Items	Characteristics	N	Frequency (%)
Gender	Male	572	35.7
Gender	Female	1031	64.3
Number of people in households	1–5	904	55.2
	6–10	612	37.4
	> 10	121	7.4
Highest level of education completed	Primary level	213	18.6
	Secondary level	671	58.5
	University level	262	22.9
Occupation	Public servant	358	23.6
	Small scale business	915	60.2
	Housewife	165	10.9
	Student	81	5.3
Type of constructions	Cements blocks	1095	68.4
	Mud and cement	165	10.3
	Clay	104	6.5
	Plank	237	14.8
Where do you fetch water?	Tap water	1139	71.4
	Well	262	16.4
	Natural source	71	4.5
	Drilling water	123	7.7

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