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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for individuals (all ages) in sampled houses during screening, by randomization group

From: The effect of small solar powered ‘Bͻkͻͻ’ net fans on mosquito net use: results from a randomized controlled cross-over trial in southern Ghana

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

(n = 102)

(n = 122)

(n = 118)

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Occupation

 No employment

7.8

3.9–15.3

4.1

1.6–10.3

7.6

3.6–15.4

 Student

16.7

6.5–36.4

23.0

13.4–36.5

28.8

20.9–38.3

 Farmer

29.4

19.0–42.5

31.1

24.7–38.4

27.1

20.8–34.6

 Other occupation

21.6

13.3–33.1

18.0

12.2–25.8

17.8

11.7–26.1

 Child (too young to work)

24.5

14.5–38.4

23.8

14.5–36.5

18.6

10.5–30.9

Sex

 Male

49.0

41.3–56.8

46.7

38.9–54.7

44.9

38.7–51.3

 Female

51.0

43.2–58.7

53.3

45.3–61.1

55.1

48.7–61.3

Education

 No formal education

24.5

15.0–37.4

22.1

15.4–30.7

18.6

11.8–28.1

 Primary

46.1

32.8–60.0

42.6

34.1–51.6

51.7

42.8–60.5

 Secondary or higher

0.9

0.1–6.9

6.6

3.2–13.1

4.2

1.7–10.4

 Other (Kindergarten or younger)

28.4

18.5–41.0

28.7

20.1–39.2

25.4

17.9–34.7

Health

 Fever in last 2 weeks

33.3

22.8–45.8

44.3

31.8–57.5

30.5

21.7–41.0

 Cough in last 2 weeks

27.5

20.0–36.4

32.8

22.9–44.5

25.4

17.8–34.9

 Diarrhoea in last 2 weeks

20.6

13.5–30.2

24.6

15.2–37.2

18.6

11.2–29.5

Mosquito net use

 Net used last night**

45.1

26.0–64.7

60.7

41.9–76.7

40.7

24.5–59.2

  1. Standard errors adjusted for intra-class correlation at the household level
  2. ** p < 0.01