A Comparative Study of Asymptomatic Malaria in a Forest Rural and Depleted Forest Urban Setting during a Low Malaria Transmission and COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Table 1
Demographics of enrolled participants in the rural and urban communities.
Variables
Category
Total participants, (%)
Rural, (%)
Urban, (%)
Age (year)
Median (IQR)
307 (100) 30 (12-50)
188 (61.2) 38.5 (21-54.5)
119 (38.8) 17 (8-34)
0-4
19 (6.2)
6 (3.1)
13 (10.9)
5-9
29 (9.4)
10 (5.3)
19 (16)
10-14
41(13.4)
19 (10.1)
22 (18.5)
≥15
218 (71.0)
153 (81.4)
65 (54.6)
Gender
Male
120 (39.1)
73 (38.8)
47 (39.5)
Female
187 (60.9)
115 (61.2)
72 (60.5)
Occupation
Skilled
25 (8.1)
2 (1.1)
23 (19.3)
Semi-skilled
31 (10.1)
11 (5.9)
20 (16.8)
Others
251 (81.8)
175 (93.1)
76 (63.9)
Time spent in the village (year)
Median (IQR)
307 (100) 39 (12-32)
188 (61.2) 16.5 (12-40)
119 (38.8) 11 (4-35)
0-10
87 (28.3)
39 (20.7)
48 (40.3)
11-20
78 (25.4)
61 (32.4)
17 (14.3)
21-50
106 (34.5)
69 (36.7)
37 (31.1)
51-90
36 (11.7)
19 (10.1)
17 (14.3)
Farm around the house
Yes
259 (84.4)
188 (100)
71 (59.7)
No
48 (15.6)
0 (0)
48 (40.3)
Sleep under net
Yes
67 (64.4)
0 (0)
67 (64.4)
No
37 (35.6)
0 (0)
37 (35.6)
Unknowns
203 (66.1)
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Fisher’s exact unless otherwise noted, Rank sum test, $Chi-square tests.
