Table 2 Prevalence of malaria by socio-demographic and household variables in adults ≥ 45 years in India, LASI-1 (2017–2018)
Variables | n | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group (44–54 years) | 2107 | 7.3 | 28,757 |
55–69 years | 2415 | 8.4 | 28,591 |
≥ 70 years | 1067 | 8.0 | 13,340 |
Sex (female) | 3170 | 7.8 | 40,884 |
Male | 2419 | 8.1 | 29,803 |
Residence (rural) | 4717 | 9.6 | 48,931 |
Urban | 873 | 4.0 | 21,756 |
MPCE quintile (poorest) | 1366 | 9.2 | 14,794 |
Poorer | 1293 | 8.6 | 15,026 |
Middle | 1072 | 7.5 | 14,267 |
Richer | 972 | 7.1 | 13,791 |
Richest | 885 | 6.9 | 12,810 |
Education (0 school years) | 3400 | 9.7 | 35,087 |
1–5 school years | 1049 | 8.5 | 12,336 |
6–12 school years | 1010 | 5.3 | 18,890 |
College | 130 | 3.0 | 4373 |
Caste (SC) | 1118 | 8.2 | 13,612 |
ST | 904 | 15.0 | 6035 |
OBC | 2387 | 7.6 | 31,542 |
Forward | 1086 | 6.4 | 16,927 |
Main job (not working) | 2691 | 7.6 | 35,369 |
Agricultural and allied | 2076 | 10.5 | 19,837 |
Self-employed | 331 | 5.5 | 6043 |
Wage/salary worker | 485 | 5.2 | 9333 |
Household-size (1–5 members) | 3117 | 7.0 | 44,571 |
≥ 6 Members | 2472 | 9.5 | 26,116 |
Type of house (pucca/semi pucca) | 4166 | 7.1 | 58,552 |
Kutcha | 1402 | 11.9 | 11,751 |
Water source (own dwelling/plot/yard) | 3236 | 7.0 | 45969 |
Outside dwelling | 2214 | 10.6 | 20897 |
Toilet facility (Improved sanitation) | 3374 | 6.5 | 51663 |
Unimproved | 2204 | 11.7 | 18771 |
Cooking fuel (clean) | 1828 | 5.0 | 36875 |
Unclean | 3751 | 11.2 | 33557 |
Damp wall/ceiling (No) | 4160 | 7.5 | 55684 |
Yes | 1419 | 9.6 | 14748 |