Table 2 Malaria parasitaemia in children 6 to 24 months by sociodemographic characteristics
Variables | Malaria parasitaemia in children 6–24 months | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | ||
Child age (months) | 0.000 | ||
6–11 months | 761 (78.1) | 213 (21.9) | |
12–17 months | 700 (67.8) | 332 (32.1) | |
18–24 months | 719 (71.3) | 334 (31.7) | |
Mothers age | 0.01 | ||
15–24 years | 545 (66.5) | 274 (33.5) | |
25–34 years | 1144 (73.2) | 418 (26.8) | |
35 years and above | 490 (72.5) | 186 (27.5) | |
Mothers educational level | 0.000 | ||
No education | 783 (59.2) | 538 (40.8) | |
Primary | 322 (68.8) | 146 (31.2) | |
Secondary | 779 (82.7) | 163 (17.3) | |
Higher | 295 (90.6) | 31 (9.4) | |
Mother heard/seen malaria messages | 0.001 | ||
No | 1184 (68.3) | 548 (31.7) | |
Yes | 995 (75.1) | 330 (24.9) | |
Mother know ways to avoid getting malaria | 0.000 | ||
No | 385 (61.1) | 245 (38.9) | |
Yes | 1794 (73.9) | 633 (26.1) | |
Household own ITN | 0.110 | ||
No | 745 (73.8) | 265 (26.2) | |
Yes | 1434 (70.0) | 614 (30.0) | |
Child slept under ITN | 0.001 | ||
No | 1200 (75.0) | 401 (25.1) | |
Yes | 980 (67.2) | 478 (32.8) | |
Place of residence | 0.000 | ||
Rural | 1452 (66.3) | 739 (33.7) | |
Urban | 727 (83.9) | 140 (16.1) | |
Region | 0.000 | ||
Northcentral | 424 (76.5) | 130 (23.5) | |
Northeast | 323 (63.7) | 184 (36.3) | |
Northwest | 680 (62.8) | 402 (37.2) | |
Southeast | 188 (80.7) | 45 (19.3) | |
South south | 246 (77.3) | 72 (22.7) | |
South west | 320 (87.6) | 45 (12.4) | |
Total | 2179 (71.3) | 878 (28.7) | |