Table 2 Background characteristics of study population according to malaria status
Background characteristics | Study number, N = 10,891 | Malaria prevalence rate (%) 5.45 | 2 (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | < 0.001* | ||
Boy | 2139 | 8.22 | |
Girl | 2092 | 7.45 | |
Women | 6660 | 3.93 | |
Age groups | < 0.001* | ||
< 1 | 1162 | 4.99 | |
1 | 784 | 10.20 | |
2 | 830 | 7.46 | |
3 | 689 | 8.56 | |
4 | 766 | 9.53 | |
14–29 | 3793 | 4.56 | |
30–39 | 1800 | 3.0 | |
40–49 | 1067 | 3.28 | |
Residence | < 0.001* | ||
Urban | 2593 | 2.04 | |
Rural | 8298 | 6.51 | |
Province | < 0.001* | ||
Kigali | 1402 | 1.21 | |
Southern | 2800 | 7.85 | |
Western | 2473 | 2.66 | |
Northern | 1687 | 0.59 | |
Eastern | 2529 | 11.11 | |
Wealth quintile | < 0.001* | ||
Very low | 2330 | 8.92 | |
Low | 2146 | 6.80 | |
Middle | 1980 | 5.90 | |
Higher | 1896 | 4.53 | |
Highest | 2539 | 1.45 | |
Altitude | < 0.001* | ||
< 1700 | 6303 | 7.85 | |
> 1700 | 4588 | 2.15 | |
Educational level | < 0.001* | ||
No education | 4873 | 7.24 | |
Primary | 4302 | 4.60 | |
Secondary & more | 1688 | 2.36 | |
Missing | 28 | ||
Slept under mosquito net | < 0.001* | ||
Yes | 7217 | 4.49 | |
No | 3674 | 6.42 | |
Season | 0.3031 | ||
Dry | 6935 | 5.27 | |
Rainy | 3956 | 5.76 | |