Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infection and Associated Factors in Selected Districts of the Kaffa Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and associated factors of the study participants in selected districts of the Kaffa zone, southwest Ethiopia (n = 566).
Characteristics/Variables
Category
Frequency n (%)
Age group (year/s)
0.5–15
224 (39.6)
>15
342 (60.4)
Sex
Male
234 (41.3)
Female
332 (58.7)
Educational status
Literate
196 (34.6)
Illiterate
370 (65.4)
Farmers
128 (22.6)
Occupational status
Housewives
106 (18.7)
Students
83 (14.7)
Daily laborer
61 (10.8)
Merchant
58 (10.2)
Employed
51(9.0)
None eligible
44 (7.8)
Others
35 (6.2)
Presence of pregnancy
Present
7 (1.2)
Absent
559 (98.8)
Travel history within two weeks before the survey
Yes
138 (24.4)
No
428 (75.6)
Presence of eave
Present
439 (77.6)
Absent
127 (22.4)
Presence of a hole in the wall
Yes
429 (75.8)
No
137 (24.2)
Average monthly family income
<1000 ETB (22.5631 USD)
405 (71.6)
1001–2000 ETB (22.5857-45.1263 USD)
112 (19.8)
Above 2000 ETB (>45.1489 USD)
49 (8.7)
House sprayed with (IRS) in the last year
Yes
289 (51.1)
No
277 (48.9)
Distance from vector breeding site
≤1 kilometer
335 (59.2)
>1 kilometer
231 (40.8)
Malaria in the preceding year
Yes
64 (11.3)
No
502 (88.7)
LLIN coverage
Sufficient
171 (30.2)
Not sufficient
395 (69.8)
Last night’s LLIN usage
Yes
207 (36.6)
No
359 (63.4)
Stagnant water was found in a nearby home
Yes
224 (39.6)
No
342 (60.4)
Animals kept in a separate house
Yes
402 (71.0)
No
164 (29.0)
Family size
<5
165 (29.2)
≥5
401 (0.8)
1 USD = 44.32 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) at the time of the surveys, LLIN (long-lasting insecticidal net).
