Molecular screening reveals non-uniform malaria transmission in western Kenya and absence of Rickettsia africae and selected arboviruses in hospital patients

Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic variables of the patients recruited for this study by county

Characteristic	Busia county		Bungoma county		Kakamega county		Combined
Characteristic	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	95		124		117		336
Sex
Male	23	24.2	35	28.2	29	24.8	87	25.9
Female	72	75.8	89	71.8	88	75.2	249	74.1
Age (years)
0–9	5	5.3	2	1.6	5	4.3	12	3.6
10–19	33	34.7	33	26.6	24	20.5	90	26.8
20–29	18	18.9	17	13.7	30	25.6	65	19.3
30–39	10	10.5	19	15.3	18	15.4	47	14
40–49	12	12.6	20	16.1	13	11.1	45	13.4
50 +	17	17.9	33	26.6	27	23.1	77	22.9
Occupation
Farmer	28	29.5	44	35.5	34	29.1	106	31.5
Trader	13	13.7	15	12.1	19	16.2	47	14
Student	37	38.9	37	29.8	31	26.5	105	31.3
Other	6	6.3	20	16.1	16	13.7	42	12.5
Unemployed	11	11.6	8	6.5	17	14.5	36	10.7
Floor type
Mud/wood	48	50.5	75	60.5	62	53	185	55.1
Cement/tiles	47	49.5	49	39.5	55	47	151	44.9
Livestock ownership
Yes	86	90.5	112	90.3	111	94.9	309	92
No	9	9.5	12	9.7	6	5.1	27	8
Mosquito nets
Yes	92	96.8	119	96	113	96.6	324	96.4
No	3	3.2	5	4	4	3.4	12	3.6
Education level
None	9	9.5	3	2.4	8	6.8	20	5.9
Class 1–7	24	25.3	22	17.7	27	23.1	73	21.7
Class 8 & Form 1–3	39	41	58	46.8	47	40.2	144	42.9
Form 4 & above	23	24.2	41	33.1	35	29.9	99	29.5

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