Table 1 Malaria risk by socio-demographic factors among children under 5 years of age.
Variable | Frequency (%), N = 10,645 | Malaria n (%), total weighted% = 16.57 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Heard/seen malaria messages in the last 6 months | < 0.001 | ||
No | 5987 (56.24) | 890 (14.87) | |
Yes | 4658 (43.76) | 874 (18.75) | |
Mother’s age group | 0.296 | ||
15–24 | 2437 (22.89) | 419 (17.18) | |
25–34 | 5475 (51.48) | 924 (16.89) | |
35–49 | 2733 (25.67) | 419 (15.33) | |
Mother’s education | < 0.001 | ||
No education | 4519 (42.45) | 820 (18.14) | |
Primary | 1579 (14.83) | 304 (19.23) | |
Secondary + | 4547 (42.71) | 621 (13.66) | |
The main source of drinking water | < 0.05 | ||
Improved source | 7657 (71.93) | 1188 (15.52) | |
Open source | 2888 (27.13) | 560 (19.40) | |
Other | 29 (0.27) | 7 (24.84) | |
Not a dejure resident | 71 (0.67) | 8 (11.48) | |
Have mosquito bed net for sleeping in household | < 0.001 | ||
No | 3878 (36.43) | 496 (12.80) | |
Yes | 6767 (63.57) | 1251 (18.48) | |
Floor material | < 0.001 | ||
Natural floor | 4497 (42.25) | 867 (19.28) | |
Rudimentary floor | 85 (0.80) | 7 (8.43) | |
Finished floor | 5978 (56.16) | 860 (14.38) | |
Other | 85 (0.79) | 13 (15.35) | |
Wall material | < 0.001 | ||
Natural wall | 905 (8.50) | 144 (15.90) | |
Rudimentary wall | 3211 (30.16) | 723 (22.53) | |
Finished wall | 6296 (59.15) | 848 (13.48) | |
Other | 233 (2.19) | 17 (7.10) | |
Main roofing material | 0.58 | ||
Natural roofing | 1031 (9.69) | 164 (15.91) | |
Rudimentary roofing | 597 (5.61) | 109 (18.23) | |
Finished roofing | 8853 (83.17) | 1472 (16.63) | |
Other | 164 (1.54) | 15 (8.97) | |
Frequency of using internet last month | < 0.05 | ||
Not at all | 8862 (83.25) | 1512 (17.06) | |
Less than once a week | 205 (1.93) | 22 (10.96) | |
At least once a week | 439 (4.12) | 69 (15.82) | |
Almost every day | 1139 (10.70) | 154 (13.55) | |
Number of living children | < 0.01 | ||
1–5 | 8656 (81.32) | 1357 (15.68) | |
6 and above | 1989 (18.68) | 400 (20.09) | |
Sex of child | 0.212 | ||
Male | 5454 (51.24) | 934 (17.12) | |
Female | 5191 (48.76) | 830 (15.98) | |
Child age in years | < 0.001 | ||
0 | 1919 (18.03) | 225 (11.73) | |
1 | 1969 (18.50) | 381 (19.37) | |
2 | 2025 (19.02) | 400 (19.75) | |
3 | 2095 (19.68) | 328 (15.64) | |
4 | 2409 (22.63) | 396 (16.43) | |
Type of mosquito net | < 0.001 | ||
No net | 6059 (56.92) | 860 (14.19) | |
Only treated nets | 4281 (40.22) | 856 (20.0) | |
Only untreated nets | 129 (1.21) | 25 (19.25) | |
Region | < 0.001 | ||
North central | 2024 (19.01) | 261 (12.91) | |
North east | 1976 (18.56) | 322 (16.32) | |
North west | 3043 (28.59) | 650 (21.37) | |
South east | 1162 (10.92) | 205 (17.69) | |
South south | 1396 (13.11) | 175 (12.53) | |
South west | 1044 (9.81) | 95 (9.05) | |
Combined wealth index | < 0.001 | ||
Poor | 4267 (40.08) | 798 (18.70) | |
Middle | 2178 (20.46) | 394 (18.11) | |
Rich | 4200 (39.46) | 552 (13.15) | |
Type of place of residence | < 0.01 | ||
Urban | 3196 (30.02) | 437 (13.66) | |
Rural | 7449 (69.98) | 1415 (17.71) |