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Table 1 Characteristics of children, mothers, fathers, and the environment

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