Table 6 Prevalence of malaria among children under-five in conflict-affected communities of the South West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon
Variables | Category | Total | Study population | p-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IDPs No (%) | Returnee No (%) | Host No (%) | ||||
Health care provider suspected malariab | Yes | 812 | 212 (65.6) | 162 (58.1) | 438 (67.6) | 0.020 |
No | 438 | 111 (34.4) | 117 (41.9) | 210 (32.4) | ||
RDT test taken | Yes | 1543 | 404 (90.0) | 333 (89.5) | 806 (86.6) | 0.118 |
No | 209 | 45 (10.0) | 39 (10.5) | 125 (13.4) | ||
RDT result among tested children | Positive | 841 | 218 (54.0) | 173 (52.0) | 450 (55.8) | 0.473 |
Negative | 702 | 186 (46.0) | 160 (48.0) | 356 (44.2) | ||
Malaria status | ||||||
Symptomatic malaria | 705 | 178 (60.8) | 146 (58.9) | 381 (66.7) | 0.055 | |
Asymptomatic malaria | 136 | 40 (36.4) | 27 (32.5) | 69 (29.9) | 0.484 | |