Table 1 Background socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Attributes | Category | Control district (N = 708) | Intervention district (N = 731) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | (95%CI) | n (%) | (95%CI) | ||
Sex | Male | 385 (0.54) | (0.49, 0.59 | 393 (0.54) | 0.49, 0.59 |
Female | 323 (0.46) | 0.41, 0.51 | 338 (0.46) | 0.41, 0.51 | |
Birth order | First | 156 (0.22) | 0.15, 0.29 | 202 (27.6) | 0.24, 0.36 |
Second | 204 (0.28) | 0.22, 0.34 | 181 (24.8) | 0.19, 0.31 | |
Third | 146 (0.21) | 0.14, 0.28 | 144 (19.7) | 0.13, 0.27 | |
Four or more | 202 (0.30) | 0.24, 0.36 | 204 (0.28) | 0.22, 0.34 | |
Age groups | 3–6 months | 61 (0.09) | 0.07, 0.11 | 38 (0.05) | 0.04, 0.07 |
6–12 months | 106 (0.15) | 0.12, 0.18 | 60 (0.08) | 0.06, 0.10 | |
13–24 months | 154 (0.22) | 0.19, 0.25 | 155 (0.20) | 0.17, 0.23 | |
25–59 months | 387 (0.55) | 0.51, 0.59 | 478 (0.65) | 0.61, 0.68 | |
Educational status of care giver | None | 649 (0.92) | 0.90, 0.94 | 478 (0.65) | 0.61, 0.68 |
Primary | 34 (0.05) | 0.03, 0.07 | 196 (0.27) | 0.24, 0.30 | |
Secondary | 17 (0.02) | 0.01, 0.03 | 39 (0.05) | 0.04, 0.07 | |
Tertiary | 8 (0.01) | 0.01. 0.02 | 18 (0.02) | 0.01, 0.03 | |
Temp. ≥ 37.5 °C | Yes | 10 (0.014) | 0.004, 0.020 | 30 (0.04) | 0.03, 0.06 |
Anti-malarial use in ≤ 2 weeks | Yes | 3 (0.004) | 0.009, 0.012 | 26 (0.04) | 0.03, 0.06 |
IRS | Yes | 651 (0.92) | 0.90, 0.94 | 720 (0.98) | 0.97, 0.99 |
ITN Use | Yes | 493 (0.70) | 0.67, 0.73 | 727 (0.99) | 0.98, 1.00 |
Fever ≤ 2 weeks | Yes | 27 (0.04) | 0.03, 0.06 | 40 (0.06) | 0.04, 0.08 |