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Table 1 Baseline and selected socio-economic characteristics in children from Nchelenge District, Zambia (95% CI)

From: Defining the malaria burden in Nchelenge District, northern Zambia using the World Health Organization malaria indicators survey

Variable

%

Males (n/N)

40.5 (317/782)

Median age in years (IQR)

5 (3-8)

Bed net ownership (95% CI)

35.9 (32.6-39.4)

Slept under a bed net last night (95% CI)

78.3 (73.5-83.1)

Taken anti-malarial treatment during last month (95% CI)

63.7 (60.2-67.0)

Indoor residual spraying last year (95% CI)

11.1 (9.1-13.6)

Mother’s education (95% CI)

 

  Primary

77.0 (73-82)

  Secondary

20.0 (16-25)

  Tertiary

2.0 (1-4)

Average number of individuals/household (95% CI)

3.2 (3.1-3.3)

Source of drinking water (95% CI)

 

  Pipe into dwelling/yard/plot/public tap

1.4 (0.4-4.5)

  Tube well/borehole

87.5 (84.6-89.9)

  Dug well

6.5 (4.3-10.0)

  Surface water: river/dam/lake/spring/pond

4.1 (2.0-8.2)

Toilet type (95% CI)

 

  Flush or pour flush

2.6 (1.1-6.0)

  Ventilated improved pit latrine/pit latrine with slab

6.0 (3.8-9.5)

  Pit latrine without slab/open pit

90.0 (87.3-92.2)

  Compositing toilet/hanging toilet latrine/toilet

0.8 (0.1-3.6)

House wall material (95% CI)

 

  Natural wall

5.7 (4.0-8.7)

  Rudimentary wall

4.4 (2.6-8.3)

  Finished wall bricks

84.8 (81.7-87.4)

  Finished wall cement/stone with lime/cement blocks

4.6 (2.4-8.7)

Roofing material (95% CI)

 

  Natural roof thatch/sticks and mud

94.6 (91.7-97.61)

  Rudimentary roof

0.3 (0.1-1.27)

  Finished roof iron/wood/calamine/concrete/shingles

4.6 (2.8-8.4)

Source of fuel (95% CI)

 

  Electricity/biogas/kerosene/coal/lignite

1.0 (0.1-4.6)

  Charcoal

96.0 (94.1-97.4)

  Firewood/straw

1.4 (0.7-2.8)

Household durable goods (95% CI)

 

  Radio

22.2 (19.1-25.7)

  Television

3.3 (2.1-5.1)

  Mobile or landline phone

83.5 (79.7-87.6)

  Refrigerator

1.8 (0.9-3.2)

  Bicycle

64.3 (60.4-68.0)

  Motor cycle/scooter

0.48 (0.1-1.5)

  Car/truck

1.1 (0.5-2.4)