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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and their association with malaria transmission among the study population in Mannar and Trincomalee Districts

From: Determination of demographic, epidemiological, and socio-economic determinants and their potential impact on malaria transmission in Mannar and Trincomalee districts of Sri Lanka

Characteristics

Mannar

Trincomalee

P

X 2

N

%

N

%

Age

0.96

0.58

 <1

31

1.26

79

2.05

 1–5

239

9.74

416

10.78

 6–15

594

24.20

884

22.91

 16–50

1285

52.34

2095

54.29

 >50

306

12.46

385

9.98

Gender

0.83

0.04

 Male

1260

51.53

1932

50.06

 Female

1185

48.47

1927

49.94

Family size

0.43

1.67

 1–3

131

24.26

291

32.33

 4–6

353

65.37

536

59.56

 >7

56

10.37

74

8.22

Presence of animals

0.14

8.18

 Cattle

290

8.16

866

17.22

 Goat

91

2.56

168

3.34

 Dog

195

5.48

531

10.56

 Cat

132

3.71

337

6.70

 Hen

2820

79.30

3076

61.15

 Other

28

0.79

52

1.03

  1. p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference among the two populations