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Table 1 Basic description of the study sample among persons in Baish District, August 2017–January 2019

From: Livelihood activities, human mobility, and risk of malaria infection in elimination settings: a case–control study

 

Positive (case)

Negative (control)

Total

 

N = 81

(%)

N = 180

(%)

N = 261

(%)

Sex*

 Male

59

(73.00)

86

(5.00)

145

(44.00)

 Female

22

(27.00)

94

(52.00)

116

(56.00)

Occupation

 Agriculture

18

(22.00)

30

(17.00)

48

(18.00)

 Non-Agricultural

20

(25.00)

32

(18.00)

52

(20.00)

 Unemployed

43

(53.00)

118

(65.00)

161

(62.00)

Age [year; median (IQR)]

27

28

28

IQR 25–75%

(19–34)

(19–38)

(19–34)

Washing machine*

 Yes

48

(59.26)

141

(78.33)

189

(72.41)

 No

33

(40.74)

39

(21.67)

72

(27.59)

Mobile

 Yes

64

(79.00)

150

(83.33)

214

(82.00)

 No

17

(21.00)

30

(16.67)

47

(18.00)

Travelled overnight*

 Yes

27

(33.33)

7

(3.89)

34

(13.03)

 No

54

(66.67)

173

(96.11)

227

(86.97)

Work in farm*

 Yes

22

(27.16)

27

(15.00)

49

(18.77)

 No

59

(72.84)

153

(85.00)

212

(81.23)

Work in animal husbandry*

 Yes

24

(29.63)

23

(12.78)

47

(18.00)

 No

57

(70.37)

157

(87.22)

214

(81.00)

Daily prayer*

 Yes

51

(63)

87

(48.33)

138

(52.87)

 No

30

(37.00)

93

(51.67)

123

(47.13)

Ramadan prayer*

 Yes

62

(76.54)

111

(61.67)

173

(66.28)

 No

19

(23.46)

69

(38.33)

88

(33.72)

Bed net ownership

   

 Yes

6

(7.41)

15

(8.33)

21

(08.05)

 No

75

(92.59)

165

(91.67)

240

(91.95)

Slept under the bed net the night before

 Yes

1

(1.23)

11

(06.11)

12

(4.60)

 No

80

(98.77)

169

(93.89)

249

(95.40)

  1. Significant difference between case and controls at the 5% level, using a \({\upchi }^{2}\) (Fischer’s Exact) test
  2. *P-value < 0.05