Research Article
Assessing the Performance of CareStart™ Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of malaria-suspected cases in Bahir Dar Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia, from January to May 2020.
| Characteristics | Categories | Frequency | Proportion (%) |
| Sex | Male | 151 | 58.8 | Female | 106 | 41.2 |
| Age group (in years) | 1-5 | 75 | 29.2 | 6-15 | 37 | 14.4 | >15 | 145 | 56.4 |
| Educational level | Unable to read and write | 194 | 75.5 | Able to read and write | 12 | 4.7 | Primary | 33 | 12.8 | Secondary and above | 18 | 7.0 |
| Primary occupation | Farmer | 224 | 87.2 | Employed | 3 | 1.2 | Student | 22 | 8.6 | Housewife | 8 | 3.1 |
| Marital status | Single | 128 | 49.8 | Married | 129 | 50.2 |
| Family size | <5 | 128 | 49.8 | ≥5 | 129 | 50.2 |
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