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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Honde Valley, Zimbabwe, 2014

From: Factors associated with malaria infection in Honde valley, Mutasa district, Zimbabwe, 2014: a case control study

Factor

Category

Cases

n (%)

Controls

n (%)

p value

Sex

Female

39 (44, 8)

48 (55, 2)

0.172

Male

48 (55, 2)

39 (44, 8)

 

Marital status

Married

51 (58, 6)

55 (63, 2)

0.472

Single

36 (41, 4)

32 (36, 8)

 

Monthly income

<$100

75 (86, 2)

72 (82, 8)

0.539

>$100

12 (13, 8)

15 (17, 2)

 

Education

None

16 (18, 4)

6 (6, 89)

0.023

Some education

71 (81, 6)

81 (93,1)

 

Occupation

Farmer

82 (94, 3)

78 (89, 7)

0.265

Other

5 (5,7)

9 (10, 3)

 

Religion

Apostolic

44 (50, 6)

48 (55, 1)

 

Other

43 (49, 4)

39 (44, 8)

0.543

Age

Median (Q1, Q30)

28 (15; 38)

32 (21; 37)

0.327