Table 2 Travel history of seasonal migrant workers at departure phase, Metema district, Northwest Ethiopia, November 25-December 10, 2018 (n = 1208)
Variables | N (%) | Asymptomatic malaria | X2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||||
Residence | |||||
 Rural | 935 (77.4) | 175 (14.5%) | 760 (62.9%) | 3.893 | 0.048 |
 Urban | 273 (22.6) | 37 (3.1%) | 236 (19.5%) |  |  |
Origin/homeland | |||||
 High land | 660 (54.6) | 143 (11.8%) | 517 (42.8%) | 24.675 | 0.0001 |
 Mid land | 238 (19.7) | 42 (3.5%) | 196 (16.2%) |  |  |
 Low land | 310 (25.7) | 27 (2.2%) | 283 (23.4%) |  |  |
Time stayed outside the shelter | |||||
 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 250 (20.7%) | 59 (4.9%) | 191 (15.8%) | 9.63 | 0.022 |
 9:00PM–10:00PM | 465 (38.5%) | 67 (5.5%) | 398 (32.9%) |  |  |
 11:00PM–12:00PM | 418 (34.6%) | 74 (6.1%) | 344 (28.5%) |  |  |
   ≥ 1:00AM | 75 (6.2%) | 12 (1.0%) | 63 (5.2%) |  |  |
Number of farm sites visited | |||||
 One | 537 (44.5%) | 68 (5.6%) | 469 (38.8%) | 21.489 | 0.0001 |
 Two | 379 (31.4%) | 70 (5.8%) | 309 (25.6%) |  |  |
 Three | 229 (19.0%) | 57 (4.7%) | 172 (14.2%) |  |  |
 Four and above | 63 (5.1%) | 17 (1.4%) | 46 (3.8%) |  |  |
Days stayed at farm sites | |||||
 ≤ 30 | 63 (5.2%) | 6 (0.5%) | 57 (4.7%) | 322.8 | 0.0001 |
 31–60 | 733 (60.7%) | 100 (8.3%) | 633 (52.6%) |  |  |
 61–90 | 350 (28.9%) | 88 (7.3%) | 262 (21.5%) |  |  |
  ≤ 91 | 62 (5.2%) | 18 (1.5%) | 44 (3.7%) |  |  |