Table 3 The number and percentage of participants that were positive for either P. falciparum, or P. vivax summarized by the various explanatory variables
From: Getting to zero: micro-foci of malaria in the Solomon Islands requires stratified control
Parameter | Total | P. falciparum | P. vivax | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | |||||
 Female | 1197 | 14 | 1.2 % | 14 | 1.2 % |
 Male | 717 | 9 | 1.3 % | 14 | 1.9 % |
Fever | |||||
 Yes | 34 | 5 | 14.7 % | 5 | 14.7 % |
 No | 1880 | 18 | 0.9 % | 23 | 1.2 % |
Domestic travel history | |||||
 Yes | 79 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 2.5 % |
 No | 1835 | 23 | 1.3 % | 26 | 1.4 % |
International travel history | Â | ||||
 Yes | 49 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 2.0 % |
 No | 1865 | 23 | 1.2 % | 27 | 1.4 % |
Bed net use | |||||
 Yes | 1275 | 11 | 0.9 % | 6 | 0.5 % |
 No | 639 | 12 | 1.9 % | 22 | 3.4 % |
Malaria history | |||||
 Yes | 884 | 14 | 1.6 % | 15 | 1.7 % |
 No | 1016 | 9 | 0.9 % | 13 | 1.3 % |
Medicine use | |||||
 Yes | 33 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 3.0 % |
 No | 1881 | 23 | 1.2 % | 27 | 1.4 % |