Table 4 Distribution of Plasmodium spp infection amongst study participants
Characteristics | Category | Microscopy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mps | Pf | Po | Pm | Pv | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | Male | 4 (66.7) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Female | 2 (33.3) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Age groups (years) | 0–4.9 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
5–14.9 | 4 (66.7) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
≥ 15 | 2 (33.3) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Educational level | None | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Primary | 5 (83.3) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Secondary | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Forest related | 6 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Work place distance to forest | None | 6 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
< 1 km | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Live near water body | No | 3 (50.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Yes | 3 (50.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Owns a bed net | Yes | 2 (33.3) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 4 (66.7) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |