Table 1 Household demographics from 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, unweighted (N = 5181)
Variable | Female-headed households (N = 1938) | Male-headed households (N = 3243) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (± SD) | 29.4 (± 9.8) | 29.9 (9.5) | 0.08 |
Mean # of individuals in household | 4.5 (± 2.5) | 6.4 (± 3.5) | < 0.001 |
# of children 5 and under in household | 0.8 (± 0.95) | 1.2 (± 1.2) | < 0.001 |
% in urban residence | 58.5 (1134) | 40.3 (1306) | < 0.001 |
Highest level of education | 3.2 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
No education | 14.3 (277) | 26.4 (856) | |
Primary | 16.4 (318) | 19.8 (642) | |
Secondary | 60.3 (1168) | 48.2 (1564) | |
Higher | 9.0 (175) | 5.6 (181) | |
Wealth index combined | 3.1 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.5) | < 0.001 |
Poorest | 14.4 (279) | 32.3 (1047) | |
Poorer | 19.8 (383) | 17.5 (567) | |
Middle | 25.4 (493) | 16.7 (542) | |
Richer | 19.8 (383) | 16.2 (526) | |
Richest | 20.6 (400) | 17.3 (561) |