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) |