Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study subject south-central Ethiopia, October 2014 to January 2017
From: Older children are at increased risk of Plasmodium vivax in south-central Ethiopia: a cohort study
Variables (n = 34,548) | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 17,327 | 50.2 |
Female | 17,221 | 49.8 |
Age group in years | ||
< 5 | 6488 | 18.8 |
5–14 | 11,136 | 32.2 |
≥ 15 | 16,924 | 49.0 |
Educational status of household head | ||
Illiterate | 19,752 | 51.2 |
Read and write | 3,738 | 10.8 |
Primary education complete | 8,155 | 23.6 |
Secondary and above | 2,903 | 8.4 |
Wealth Status | ||
Poor | 11,459 | 33.2 |
Middle | 11,578 | 33.5 |
Rich | 11,511 | 33.3 |
Family size | ||
≤ 5 | 10,664 | 30.9 |
> 5 | 23,884 | 69.1 |
Intervention arms | ||
IRR + LLIN | 9104 | 26.4 |
LLIN alone | 8038 | 23.3 |
IRS alone | 8567 | 24.8 |
Routine | 8839 | 25.5 |
Median (IQR) distance from mosquito breeding site | 1.66 (0.70–2.95) km | |