Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (N = 6293), households (N = 5619) and fokontany (N = 182)
Fokontany-level variables | Mean (range) | Individual-level variables | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Climatic, environmental and land cover | RDT positive | 53 (0.8) | |
NDVI lag-1 | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | PfAMA1 Ab seropositive | 443 (7.0) |
LST Day lag-1 (°C) | 25.1 (18.1–30.4) | Age (years) | |
Forests (%) | 1.7 (0.0–65.2) | 2–8 | 2,310 (36.7) |
Woodlands (%) | 12.2 (0.0–100.0) | 9–10 | 1,763 (28.0) |
Grasslands or cereals (%) | 80.0 (0.0–100.0) | 11–12 | 1,549 (24.6) |
Wet, croplands or mosaics (%) | 2.6 (0.0–100.0) | 13–14 | 671 (10.7) |
Other land cover classes (%)a | 0.2 (0.0–20.0) | Sex (male) | 2,984 (47.4) |
Elevation (m) | 1305.3 (773.3–2140.7) | Fever last 2 weeks | 481 (7.6) |
Travel in last 2 months | 213 (3.4) | ||
School RDT prevalence, % (SD) | 0.9 (2.8) | Use of ITN last night | 2,792 (44.4) |
PfAMA1 Ab seroprevalence, % (SD) | 7.2 (11.0) | Presence of RDT positive household member | 24 (0.4) |
Distance > 5 km from health facility, n (%) | 59 (32.4) | ||
Household-level variables | |||
No. of members, mean (SD) | 6.5 (2.3) | ||
No. of ITNs, n (%) | |||
0 | 2,148 (38.2) | ||
1 | 357 (6.4) | ||
2–4 | 2990 (53.2) | ||
5–10 | 124 (2.2) | ||