Table 2 Distribution of Plasmodium infection amongst study participants using microscopy

Gender

Male

4 (8.9)

Female

2 (3.6)

1.211 (0.271)

Age groups (years)

0–4.9

0 (0.0)

2.622 (0.269)

5–14.9

4 (66.6)

≥ 15

2 (33.4)

Educational level

None

1 (5.9)

0.492 (0.782)

Primary

5 (6.6)

Secondary

0 (0.0)

Occupation

Unemployed

0 (0.0)

100 (< 0.001)

Forest related

6 (100.0)

Workplace distance to forest

None

6 (6.5)

0.555 (0.486)

< 1 km

0 (0.0)

Live near water body

No

3 (6.4)

0.023 (0.879)

Yes

3 (5.7)

Owns a bed net

Yes

2 (4.2)

0.059 (0.808)

No

4 (7.7)

Sleepover at work

Yes

–

NA

No

6 (100.0)

Distance of house to a water body

None

3 (50.0)

6.271 (0.043)

< 100 m

1 (16.7)

100–499 m

2 (33.3)

House distance to forest

None

5 (83.3)

0.188 (0.664)

< 1 km

1 (16.7)

Travel within 2 weeks

Yes

6 (100.0)

0.064 (0.800)

No

0 (0.0)

Travel with a household member

Yes

6 (100.0)

0.064 (0.800)

No

0 (0.0)

Sleep outside the previous night

Yes

-

NA

No

6 (100.0)

House sprayed

Yes

-

NA

No

6 (100.0)

Source of drinking water

River

0 (0.0)

0.789 (0.674)

Borehole

0 (0.0)

Pipe

6 (100.0)

Other mosquito bite prevention methods

Nothing

0 (0.0)

0.954 (0.917)

Fan

0 (0.0)

Use of coil

6 (100.0)

Coil/fan/screened Window

0 (0.0)

Use coil/spray

0 (0.0)