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Table 1 Household and heads of household characteristics of border population in Tha Song Yang district, Tak province, Thailand

From: Ownership and utilization of bed nets and reasons for use or non-use of bed nets among community members at risk of malaria along the Thai-Myanmar border

Characteristics

Total n = 331, n (%)

Wall

 Bamboo/wood

313 (94.56)

 Concrete

18 (5.44)

Floor

 Bamboo/wood

272 (82.18)

 Concrete

59 (17.82)

Roof

 Thatch

94 (28.40)

 Terracotta/galvanized iron

237 (71.60)

Sex

 Male

122 (36.86)

 Female

209 (63.14)

Age (years)

 < 35

102 (30.82)

 ≥ 35

229 (69.18)

 Mean (± SD)

43.42 (± 14.03)

Ethnics

 Thai

16 (4.83)

 Karen

315 (95.17)

Education level

 Illiterate

257 (77.64)

 Literate

74 (22.36)

Family income/month (Bath)

 ≤ 2000

182 (54.98)

 > 2000

149 (45.02)

 Mean (± SD)

2630.51 (± 1321.23)