Assessment of Risk Factors Associated with Malaria Transmission in Tubu Village, Northern Botswana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents in Tubu village.

Characteristics	n	%
Sex
Male	21	29.6
Female	50	70.4
Age
18–29	23	32.4
30–39	18	25.4
40–49	7	9.9
50–59	10	14.1
60 and above	13	18.3
Marital status
Single	36	50.7
Cohabiting	17	23.9
Married	10	14.1
Widowed	4	5.6
Never married	4	5.6
Educational status
Never went to school	24	33.8
Primary	8	11.3
Junior secondary	31	43.7
Senior secondary	4	5.6
Tertiary	4	5.6
Ethnicity
WaYei	64	90.1
HamMbukushu	3	4.2
Banderu/Herero	3	4.2
Farming practice
Molapo farmers	60	84.5
Dry land farmers	1	1.4
Non farmers	10	14.1
Household status
Household head	30	42.3
Household head’s children	19	26.8
Household head’s partner	15	21.1
Other relations	7	9.8