Table 1 Study population characteristics and RDT-positivity
From: Mass testing and treatment for malaria in low transmission areas in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Total population tested with RDT | RDT-positive for Pv alone, Pf alone, or Pf and Pv (mixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Distribution of population tested (%) | n | % with positive RDT | Distribution of RDT-positive population (%) | |
Individuals tested with RDT | 30,712 | 100.0 | 421 | 1.4 | 100.0 |
Geography | |||||
Kebele 1 (Berhan Chora) | 7188 | 23.4 | 21 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
Kebele 2 (Choresa) | 3605 | 11.7 | 9 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Kebele 3 (Dehina Sositu) | 7765 | 25.3 | 61 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
Kebele 4 (Kumer Aftit) | 3001 | 9.8 | 152 | 5.1 | 36.1 |
Kebele 5 (Yeginid Lomi) | 5606 | 18.3 | 149 | 2.7 | 35.4 |
Kebele 6 (Zengoba) | 3547 | 11.6 | 29 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 15,991 | 52.1 | 181 | 1.1 | 43.0 |
Male | 14,721 | 47.9 | 240 | 1.6 | 57.0 |
Age (years) | |||||
<5 | 3694 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.6 | 13.8 |
5–9 | 5244 | 17.1 | 103 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
10–14 | 4224 | 13.8 | 58 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
15–19 | 3323 | 10.8 | 44 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
20–29 | 5045 | 16.4 | 91 | 1.8 | 21.6 |
30–39 | 3647 | 11.9 | 29 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
40–49 | 2404 | 7.8 | 22 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
50–59 | 1535 | 5.0 | 9 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
≥60 | 1596 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Occupation | |||||
No occupation | 6525 | 21.3 | 104 | 1.6 | 24.7 |
Migrant labourer | 164 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.9 | 1.9 |
Farmer | 13,254 | 43.2 | 143 | 1.1 | 34.0 |
Student | 6816 | 22.2 | 111 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
Housework | 3072 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
Other | 881 | 2.9 | 16 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
Education | |||||
None | 20,508 | 66.8 | 251 | 1.2 | 59.6 |
Primary school | 8303 | 27.0 | 133 | 1.6 | 31.6 |
Secondary school or higher | 1901 | 6.2 | 37 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
Malaria risk factors | |||||
Vector controla | |||||
No mosquito net or IRS | 6703 | 21.8 | 97 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
Mosquito net and no IRS | 8179 | 26.6 | 161 | 2.0 | 38.2 |
IRS and no mosquito net | 3538 | 11.5 | 48 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
Mosquito net and IRS | 12,292 | 40.0 | 115 | 0.9 | 27.3 |
Spent ≥1 night away from home in last month | |||||
No | 30,268 | 98.6 | 391 | 1.3 | 92.9 |
Yes | 444 | 1.4 | 30 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
Febrileb | |||||
No | 28,888 | 94.1 | 255 | 0.9 | 60.6 |
Yes | 1824 | 5.9 | 166 | 9.1 | 39.4 |
Took anti-malarial drugs in last 2 weeks | |||||
No | 30,672 | 99.9 | 410 | 1.3 | 97.4 |
Yes | 40 | 0.1 | 11 | 27.5 | 2.6 |
>1 RDT-positive individual in household | |||||
No | 30,412 | 99.0 | 301 | 1.0 | 71.5 |
Yes | 300 | 1.0 | 120 | 40.0 | 28.5 |
≥1 individual in household spent ≥ 1 night away from home in the last month | |||||
No | 28,986 | 94.4 | 378 | 1.3 | 89.8 |
Yes | 1726 | 5.6 | 43 | 2.5 | 10.2 |