Table 1 Demographic characteristics and risk factors associated with Plasmodium falciparum malaria from the community-based KAP survey by study municipality in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal
Risk factor | Jozini N (%) | p value | UMhlabuyalingana N (%) | p value | Total N (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 368 (64.7) | < 0.0001 | 1109 (72.7) | < 0.0001 | 1477 (70.5) | < 0.0001 |
 Male | 201 (35.3) |  | 416 (27.3) |  | 617 (29.5) |  |
Age (years) | ||||||
 Under 5 | 43 (7.4) | – | 35 (2.3) | – | 77 (3.7) | – |
 5–20 | 71 (12.5) | < 0.0001 | 141 (9.3) | < 0.0001 | 212 (10.1) | < 0.0001 |
 21–60 | 386 (67.8) | < 0.0001 | 1084 (71.1) | < 0.0001 | 1470 (70.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Over 60 | 70 (12.3) | < 0.0001 | 265 (17.4) | < 0.0001 | 335 (16) | < 0.0001 |
Education | ||||||
 No education | 131 (25.2) | – | 403 (27.2) | – | 534 (26.7) | – |
 Primary education | 106 (20.4) | < 0.0001 | 330 ( 22.3) | < 0.0001 | 436 (21.8) | < 0.0001 |
 Secondary education and above | 282 (54.3) | < 0.0001 |  749 (50.5) | <0.0001 | 1031 (51.5) | < 0.0001 |
Employed | ||||||
 Yes | 172 (30.1) | < 0.0001 | 282 (18.5) | < 0.0001 | 454 (21.7) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 399 (69.9) |  | 1241 (81.5) |  | 1640 (78.3) |  |
Previously had malaria | ||||||
 Yes | 7 (1.4) | < 0.0001 | 25 (1.7) | < 0.0001 | 32 (1.6) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 509 (98.6) |  | 1457 (98.3) |  | 1966 (98.4) |  |
IRS in the past 6Â months | ||||||
 Yes | 524 (93.9) | < 0.0001 | 1 383 (90.8) | < 0.0001 | 1907 (91.6) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 34 (6.1) |  | 141 (9.2) |  | 175 (8.4) |  |
Bed net ownership | ||||||
 Yes | 23 (4) | < 0.0001 | 62 (4) | < 0.0001 | 85 (4) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 546 (96) |  | 1459 (96) |  | 2005 (96) |  |
Bed net use | ||||||
 Yes | 9 (39.1) | < 0.0001 | 33 (53.2) | < 0.0001 | 42 (49.4) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 14 (60.9) |  | 29 (46.8) |  | 43 (50.6) |  |
Recent travel out of KZN | ||||||
 Yes | 20 (3.9) | < 0.0001 | 62 (4.2) | < 0.0001 | 82 (4.1) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 497 (96.1) |  | 1421 (95.8) |  | 1918 (95.9) |  |