Table 2 Malaria-related variables from 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, unweighted
Variable | Female-headed households (N = 1938) % (N) | Male-headed households (N = 3243) % (N) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Owns an ITN | 78.3 (1518) | 83.07 (2694) | < 0.001 |
Has child under 5 living in household | 51.7 (1002) | 67.8 (2200) | |
All children under 5 slept under an ITN last night | 44.8 (449) | 51.0 (1122) | 0.45 |
Children under 5 with fever in the last 2 weeks before the survey | 22.3 (223) | 24.2 (533) | 0.97 |
% of children under 5 with a fever who had a blood test for malaria | 41.3 (92) | 39.0 (208) | 0.40 |
% of children tested who tested positive for malaria | 63.0 (58) | 63.9 (133) | 0.594 |