Table 2 Household characteristics comparing negative and positive secondary households enrolled January 2015–July 2017
Secondary household type | Negative | Positive | p-value†|
|---|---|---|---|
N | 486 | 45 | Â |
Average age per household, median (IQR) | 17.8 (13.7, 25.4) | 15.9 (13.1, 20.7) | 0.16 |
Individuals per household, median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0, 7.0) | 7.0 (5.0, 8.0) | < 0.001 |
Individuals 5Â years and younger per household, median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0.003 |
Number of parasitaemic individuals (RDT & qPCR) |  |  | < 0.001 |
 0 | 486 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 35 (77.8%) | |
 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (20.0%) | |
 3 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
Insecticide-treated bed net ownership | Â | Â | 0.42 |
 No bed nets | 78 (16.3%) | 10 (22.2%) | |
 One or more bed nets | 394 (82.1%) | 35 (77.8%) | |
 Do not know | 8 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Household floor material | Â | Â | 0.78 |
 Natural (earth, mud, dung) | 355 (74.1%) | 35 (77.8%) | |
 Rudimentary (wood, planks) | 3 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
 Finished flooring (parquet, tiles, brick, ceramic, concrete, carpet) | 121 (25.3%) | 10 (22.2%) | |
Cooking energy source | Â | Â | 0.34 |
 Coal/charcoal | 195 (40.6%) | 15 (33.3%) | |
 Wood | 285 (59.4%) | 30 (66.7%) |