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Table 1 Socio-demographic data of respondents, households and malaria control measures in Pos Kuala Betis, Gua Musang District, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia in 2019

From: Perceptions and prevention practices on malaria among the indigenous Orang Asli community in Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia

Characteristic

Overall

Angkek

Betak

Sri Galas

Lambok

Podek

Total number of surveyed households

208

65

17

40

55

31

Total populationa, N

941

154

100

208

198

281

Total number of respondents, n (%)

536 (57)

111 (72)

42 (42)

100 (48)

132 (66.7)

151 (53.7)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

213 (39.7)

58 (52.3)

14 (33.3)

40 (40)

43 (32.6)

58 (38.4)

 Female

323 (60.3)

53 (47.7)

28 (66.7)

60 (60)

89 (67.4)

93 (61.6)

Age, mean (SD), years

26.4 ± 17.1

26.1 ± 15.8

29 ± 18.3

27.4 ± 16.7

27.3 ± 18.5

24.5 ± 16.7

 Age group, n (%), years

 6–18

220 (41)

44 (39.7)

17 (40.5)

38 (38)

53 (40.2)

68 (45)

 19–40

212 (39.6)

49 (44.1)

14 (33.3)

38 (38)

54 (40.9)

57 (37.8)

  > 40

104 (19.4)

18 (16.2)

11 (26.2)

24 (24)

25 (18.9)

26 (17.2)

Occupationb

 Housewife

123 (35.6)

22 (36)

7 (21.9)

34 (50)

39 (30)

21 (38.9)

 Student

78 (22.6)

2 (3.3)

9 (28.1)

6 (8.8)

50 (38.5)

11 (20.4)

 Agricultural sector

64 (18.6)

18 (29.5)

6 (18.8)

14 (20.6)

21 (16.2)

5 (9.3)

 Labourer

49 (14.2)

17 (27.9)

7 (21.9)

4 (5.9)

8 (6.1)

13 (24)

 Formal employment

19 (5.5)

2 (3.3)

2 (6.2)

8 (11.8)

3 (2.3)

4 (7.4)

 Unemployed

12 (3.5)

0 (0)

1 (3.1)

2 (2.9)

9 (6.9)

0 (0)

Workplacec, n (%)

 Village

202 (79.2)

43 (72.9)

16 (72.7)

50 (83.3)

64 (90.1)

29 (67.4)

 Town

53 (20.8)

16 (27.1)

6 (27.3)

10 (16.7)

7 (9.9)

14 (32.6)

Type of floors in the housed, n (%)

 Cement

83 (39.9)

32 (49.2)

4 (23.5)

22 (55)

9 (16.4)

16 (51.6)

 Wood

98 (47.1)

21 (32.3)

11 (64.7)

17 (42.5)

40 (72.7)

9 (29)

 Bamboo

27 (13.0)

12 (18.5)

2 (11.8)

1 (2.5)

6 (10.9)

6 (19.4)

Type of roofs of the housed, n (%)

 Thatch

17 (8.2)

12 (18.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.8)

4 (12.9)

 Corrugated zinc

191 (91.8)

53 (81.5)

17 (100)

40 (100)

54 (98.2)

27 (87.1)

Type of walls in the housed, n (%)

 Cement

82 (39.4)

32 (49.2)

5 (29.4)

21 (52.5)

8 (14.5)

16 (51.6)

 Wood

97 (46.6)

21 (32.3)

10 (58.8)

18 (45)

41 (74.5)

7 (22.6)

 Bamboo

29 (14)

12 (18.5)

2 (11.8)

1 (2.5)

6 (10.9)

8 (25.8)

LLIN ownership, n (%)

 Yes

478 (89.2)

103 (92.8)

35 (83.3)

80 (80)

118 (89.4)

142 (94)

 No

58 (10.8)

8 (7.2)

7 (16.7)

20 (20)

14 (10.6)

9 (6)

LLIN utilization/week, n (%)

 Every night

455 (95.2)

97 (94.2)

32 (91.4)

66 (82.5)

118 (100)

142 (100)

  > 5 nights

2 (0.4)

0 (0)

2 (5.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 3–5 nights

5 (1)

3 (2.9)

1 (2.9)

1 (1.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  < 3 nights

16 (3.4)

3 (2.9)

0 (0)

13 (16.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

IRS within the last 12 months, n (%)

 Yes

208 (100)

65 (100)

17 (100)

40 (100)

55 (100)

31 (100)

 No

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. aCensus from the Demographic Surveillance System of District Health Office Gua Musang
  2. bTotal of 345 respondents has no data on occupation
  3. cTotal of 245 respondents has no data on workplace
  4. LLIN, Long-lasting insecticide bet net; IRS, Indoor residual spraying; SD, Standard deviation