Research Article
Malariometric Survey of Ibeshe Community in Ikorodu, Lagos State: Dry Season
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
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Characteristic | (%) |
| | Sex | | | Male | 554 (37.7) | | Female | 916 (62.3) | | Age (years) | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 26.7 ± 20.0 (0.1–99.0) | | Age group | | | <5 | 237 (16.6) | | 5–14 | 272 (19.0) | | 15–24 | 168 (11.7) | | 25–34 | 270 (18.0) | | 35–44 | 211 (14.8) | | 45–54 | 121 (8.5) | | 55–64 | 78 (5.5) | | ≥65 | 73 (5.1) | | Weight (kg) | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 47.9 ± 26.3 (4.0–99.9) | | Occupation | | | Student | 475 (32.6) | | Trader | 417 (28.6) | | Artisan | 182 (12.0) | | Professional | 73 (5.0) | | House wife | 56 (3.8) | | Civil servant | 35 (2.4) | | Farmer | 16 (1.1) | | Clergy | 12 (0.8) | | Others | 192 (13.2) | | Education | | | None | 36 (2.9) | | Primary | 471 (37.4) | | Secondary | 513 (40.7) | | Tertiary | 102 (8.1) | | Non formal | 138 (11.0) | |
Income* | | | None | 238 (27.9) | | <N10,000.00 | 342 (40.0) | | N10,000.00–N20,000.00 | 151 (17.7) | | N20,001.00–N30,000.00 | 48 (5.6) | | N30,001.00–N40,000.00 | 29 (3.4) | | N40,001.00–N50,000.00 | 15 (1.8) | | >N50,000.00 | 31 (3.6) | | Religion | | | Christianity | 859 (59.9) | | Islam | 551 (38.5) | | Traditional | 23 (1.6) |
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This is for age 18 years and above.
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