Table 1 Demographic and household physical characteristics of 390 study participants surveyed during June to August 2011 residing in ten villages from two Traditional Authority locations in the Machinga District Hospital catchment area of southern Malawi
Participant and household characteristics | n (%) | Participant and household characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Traditional Authority (TA) | Wall building material | ||
Sitola | 161 (41.39) | Mud (sun-dried bricks) | 249 (64.34) |
Nsamala | 228 (58.61) | Brick (fired bricks) | 130 (33.59) |
Villages | Cement | 6 (1.55) | |
Sitola | Other | 2 (0.52) | |
Lawrence | 25 (6.43) | Windows | |
Tambula | 33 (8.48) | No windows | 130 (33.68) |
Nyama | 33 (8.48) | Open windows | 124 (32.12) |
Mboma | 20 (5.14) | Glass windows | 92 (23.83) |
Mbaya | 34 (8.74) | Screened windows | 7 (1.81) |
Botoni | 16 (4.11) | Other | 33 (8.55) |
Nsamala | Agriculture 0–25 m from house | ||
Ntonya | 27 (6.94) | Yes | 78 (20.05) |
Chilembwe | 98 (25.19) | No | 311 (79.95) |
Sitima | 66 (16.97) | Agriculture 25–50 m from house | |
Kaniche | 37 (9.51) | Yes | 105 (26.99) |
Sex of child | No | 284 (73.01) | |
Male | 205 (52.70) | Agriculture 0–50 m from house | |
Female | 184 (47.30) | Yes | 115 (29.5) |
Household owned ≥1 bed net | No | 274 (70.44) | |
Yes | 207 (53.35) | ||
No | 181 (46.65) | ||
Malaria symptoms in past 2 weeks | Mean (sd)* | ||
Yes | 132 (34.11) | Age of child (months) | 30.13 (15.19) |
No | 255 (65.89) | Household elevation (m) | 524.59 (37.91) |
RDT result | Number of people living in household | 4.36 (1.61) | |
Positive | 173 (44.47) | Number of neighbouring houses <25 m | 1.15 (1.18) |
Negative | 216 (55.53) | Number of neighbouring houses 25–50 m | 1.54 (1.55) |
Roofing materials | Total number of neighbouring houses | 2.77 (2.14) | |
Thatch | 322 (83.20) | ||
Metal | 65 (16.80) | ||