From: Prevalence and determinants of malaria infection among children of local farmers in Central Malawi
Mothers’ characteristics | ||
Age (years) | N = 523 | % |
15–19 | 39 | 7.5 |
20–29 | 299 | 57.3 |
30–39 | 155 | 29.6 |
40–49 | 29 | 5.5 |
Education | ||
No education | 80 | 15.3 |
Primary | 356 | 68.1 |
Secondary | 87 | 16.6 |
Received childcare education | ||
Yes | 464 | 88.7 |
No | 59 | 11.3 |
Exposed to IPV | ||
Yes | 392 | 75.0 |
No | 131 | 25 |
Confidant | ||
Yes | 382 | 73.0 |
No | 141 | 27.0 |
Children’s characteristics | ||
Nutrition status | ||
Stunted | 219 | 42.0 |
Not stunted | 304 | 58.0 |
Underweight | 59 | 11.3 |
Normal weight | 57 | 10.6 |
Fever | ||
No | 172 | 32.9 |
Yes | 351 | 67.1 |
Malaria | ||
No | 338 | 62.6 |
Yes | 185 | 35.4 |
Cough | ||
Yes | 213 | 40.7 |
No | 308 | 58.9 |
Child birth weight | ||
Normal | 447 | 85.6 |
Low birth weight | 75 | 14.3 |
De-wormed | ||
Yes | 240 | 45.9 |
No | 283 | 54.1 |
Sleep under mosquito net | ||
Yes | 380 | 72.8 |
No | 142 | 27.2 |
Gender | ||
Female | 257 | 49.1 |
Male | 275 | 50.9 |
Age (months) | ||
2–5 | 59 | 13.4 |
6–11 | 90 | 17.2 |
12–23 | 155 | 29.6 |
24–59 | 219 | 41.9 |
Husbands’ characteristics | ||
Age category | ||
15–24 | 85 | 16.3 |
25–34 | 239 | 45.7 |
35–49 | 199 | 38.0 |
Educational level | ||
No education | 76 | 14.5 |
Primary | 296 | 56.2 |
Secondary | 150 | 28.7 |
Household characteristics | ||
Poverty level (US$1.90/day) | ||
Below poverty line | 500 | 95.6 |
Above poverty line | 23 | 4.4 |
Keep pigs around | ||
Yes | 59 | 11.3 |
No | 464 | 88.7 |
Keep goats around | ||
Yes | 117 | 22.4 |
No | 406 | 77.6 |
Number of children | ||
1–2 | 283 | 54.4 |
3–4 | 162 | 31.0 |
5 and more | 75 | 14.4 |
Walls of house | ||
Mud/sticks | 387 | 74.1 |
Bricks | 135 | 25.8 |
Roof of house | ||
Grass thatched | 455 | 87.0 |
Iron sheets | 67 | 12.8 |
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) | 0 | 0 |