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Table 3 Respondent’s sociodemographic characteristics and malaria positivity at baseline and three months follow up

From: Use of insecticide treated net and malaria preventive education: effect on malaria parasitemia among people living with AIDS in Nigeria, a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Malaria parasite (baseline)

p value

Malaria parasite (3rd month)

p value

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

Age group

     

1.000

13–29

78 (63.9)

44 (36.1)

0.25

6 (4.9)

116 (95.1)

≥30

156 (57.8)

114 (42.2)

 

14 (5.2)

256 (94.8)

Sex

     

0.46

Male

66 (55)

54 (45)

0.21

8 (6.7)

112 (93.3)

Female

168 (61.8)

104 (38.2)

 

12 (4.4)

260 (95.6)

Education

     

0.25

≤Primary

114 (64)

64 (36)

0.11

12 (6.7)

166 (93.3)

 

≥Secondary

120 (56.1)

94(43.9)

 

8 (3.7)

206 (96.3)

Marital status

     

1.000

Single

46 (59)

32 (41)

0.89

4 (5.1)

74 (94.9)

Married

188 (59.9)

126 (40.1)

 

16 (5.1)

298 (94.9)

Occupation

     

0.019

Informal sector

184 (57.9)

134 (42.1)

0.13

20 (6.3)

298 (93.7)

Formal sector

50 (67.6)

24 (32.4)

 

0 (0)

74 (100)

ITN use

     

0.001

Yes

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

348 (100)

No

234 (59.7)

158 (40.3)

 

20 (45.5)

24 (54.5)