From: Plasmodium infection and its risk factors in eastern Uganda
Household Characteristics a | Study villages (n = 496) | Sub-county (n = 6,397) | P d | Participants (n = 438) | Refusals (n = 58) | P e |
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Residents: median(range) | 5 (1-15) | 5 (1-15) | 0.99 | 5 (1-10) | 3 (1-14) | <0.001 |
Construction of home: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mud and wattle | 78.2% | 72.8% |  | 78.8% | 71.0% |  |
   Bricks | 12.2% | 16.5% | 0.0 | 11.9% | 19.4% | 0.25 |
   Cement/concrete | 9.6% | 10.7% |  | 9.4% | 9.7% |  |
Own ≥ one bed net | 68.2% | 64.7% | 0.1 | 67.8% | 62.9% | 0.4 |
≥ 1 net per 2 residents | 20.3% | 16.3% | 0.1 | 18.1% | 33.9% | 0.005 |
Own ≥ asset b | 87.9% | 89.1% | 0.4 | 87.7% | 87.1% | 0.9 |
Socioeconomic group c | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Poorest | 20.9% | 22.7% |  | 20.1% | 20.3% |  |
   Poor | 21.8% | 19.6% |  | 22.6% | 22.0% |  |
   Median | 18.7% | 15.0% | 0.0 | 18.5% | 11.7% | 0.7 |
   Less poor | 19.3% | 18.4% |  | 19.2% | 20.3% |  |
   Least poor | 19.3% | 24.3% |  | 19.6% | 25.4% |  |
Individual Characteristics a | Study villages (n = 2358) | Sub-county (n = 33,167) | P d | Participants (n = 1844) | Refusals (n = 514) | P e |
Mean age in years (SD) | 21.8 (21.1) | 20.2 (20.0) | <0.001 | 21.3 (21.0) | 22.6 (20.4) | <0.001 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Under 5 yrs | 19.2% | 19.6% |  | 21.5% | 16.1% |  |
   School aged (5-15) | 34.1% | 36.0% | 0.06 | 34.9% | 29.4% | <0.001 |
   Adults (16 +) | 46.8% | 44.4% |  | 43.6% | 54.6% |  |
Gender (% male) | 49.2% | 48.3% | 0.3 | 45.2% | 57.2% | <0.001 |