Table 2 |
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Analysis of individual risk factors of positive malaria cases (P. falciparum) with no travel report |
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Variables |
Positive cases N (%) |
Negative cases N (%) |
P value |
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Sexes |
NS* |
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Female |
11 (57.9) |
589 (56.1) |
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Male |
8 (42.1) |
461 (43.9) |
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Age (mean) |
23.1 |
21.5 |
NS |
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Socio economic states |
NS |
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1 Wall: mud, wood or iron |
5 (26.3) |
389 (37.0) |
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Water supply: river, well |
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2 Wall: brick, concrete |
7 (36.3) |
294 (28.0) |
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Water supply: public tape water, well |
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3 Wall: brick, concrete |
7 (36.8) |
368 (35.0) |
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Water supply: inside tape water |
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Proximity of agricultural area |
12 (63.2) |
532 (50.6) |
NS |
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Bed net use |
4 (21.1) |
294 (28.2) |
NS |
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*: Not significant |
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Rakotomanana et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:173 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-173 |
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