Research Article
Malaria Infection, Parasitemia, and Hemoglobin Levels in Febrile Patients Attending Sibu Sire Health Facilities, Western Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents with
Plasmodium species distribution (
).
| | Demography | P. falciparum (%) | P. vivax (%) | Mixed (%) | Total (%) | value |
| | Sex | Male | 76 (45.2) | 17 (10.1) | 6 (3.6) | 99 (58.9) | 0.041 | | Female | 56 (33.3) | 10 (5.95) | 3 (1.8) | 69 (41.1) |
| | Age | Under 5 | 18 (10.7) | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 20 (11.9) | 0.011 | | 5-14 | 25 (14.9) | 5 (3) | 0 | 30 (17.9) | | 15-30 | 59 (35.1) | 13 (7.7) | 2 (1.2) | 74 (44) | | 31-49 | 21 (12.5) | 6 (3.6) | 2 (1.2) | 29 (17.3) | | >49 | 9 (5.3) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (3) | 15 (8.9) |
| | Educational status | Illiterate | 57 (34) | 13 (7.6) | 4 (2.4) | 74 (44) | 0.034 | | Primary school | 43 (25.6) | 9 (5.3) | 4 (2.4) | 56 (33.3) | | Secondary school | 22 (13.1) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 23 (13.7) | | College and above | 10 (5.6) | 4 (2.4) | 1 (0.6) | 15 (9) |
| | Occupation | Farmer | 65 (38.7) | 15 (8.9) | 7 (4.2) | 87 (51.8) | 0.035 | | Merchant | 12 (7.1) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.2) | 15 (8.9) | | Student | 24 (14.3) | 5 (3) | 0 | 29 (17.3) | | Gov. employee | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 0 | 4 (2.4) | | Others | 12 (7.1) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 13 (7.7) | | No occupation | 18 (10.7) | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 20 (11.9) |
| | Residence | Rural | 116 (69) | 19 (11.3) | 9 (5.4) | 144 (85.7) | 0.040 | | Urban | 16 (9.5) | 8 (4.8) | 0 | 24 (14.3) |
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Age grouping: source [ 12]; others = daily labor work, housewife, and private employee. |
