Population knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria prevention in the locality of Makenene, Centre-Cameroon

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of households surveyed in the city of Makenene

Categories	Characteristics	N	%
Gender	Male	293	70.94
Gender	Female	120	29.06
Age (in years)	≤ 40	175	43.10
Age (in years)	≥ 41	231	56.89
Education level	Primary level	64	15.49
	Secondary level	282	68.28
	University level	59	14.29
	None	8	1.93
Religion	Christian	379	91.77
	Muslim	20	4.84
	Other	14	3.39
Occupation of the head of household	Farmer	138	33.41
	Small business	176	42.61
	Civil servant	60	14.53
	Housewife	31	7.51
	Student	8	1.94
Number of people in a household	1 to 5	267	64.65
	6 to 10	130	31.48
	> 10	16	3.87
House construction material	Cement blocks	56	13.56
	Mud and plank	38	9.20
	Earth brick	317	76.76
	Plank	2	0.48
Ceiling	Present	132	31.96
Ceiling	Absent	281	68.04
Openings between roof and walls	Open	114	27.60
Openings between roof and walls	Close	299	72.4
Grass around house	Present	161	38.98
Grass around house	Absent	252	61.02
Stagnant water around house	Present	134	32.45
Stagnant water around house	Absent	279	67.55
Domestic animals	Present	181	43.83
Domestic animals	Absent	232	56.17
Resting places for domestic animals	Inside house	44	22
Resting places for domestic animals	Outside house	156	78

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