Table 1 Descriptive demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 476)
Characteristics | Frequencies (%) |
|---|---|
Country of Origin | |
Uganda | 37(7.8) |
SSD | 435(91.4) |
Rwanda | 1(0.21) |
Congo | 2(0.42) |
Burundi | 1(0.21) |
Length of stay | |
< 12 Months | 103(21.6) |
12-24 Months | 128(26.9) |
> 24 months | 210(44.1) |
Unknown | 35(7.4) |
Level of Education | |
Primary | 215(45.2) |
Secondary | 61(12.8) |
Tertiary | 18(3.78) |
Unknown | 175(38.2) |
Wash hands before eating | |
No | 05(1.05) |
Yes | 471(98.9) |
If yes | |
Water Only | 98(20.8) |
Water and Soap | 373(79.2) |
Source of drinking water | |
Tap water | 201(42.3) |
Borehole | 267(56.09) |
Stream | 2(0.42) |
Protected well | 3(0.63) |
Unprotected | 3(0.63) |
Ever diagnosed with malaria | |
No | 15(3.15) |
Yes | 432(90.8) |
Don’t know | 29(6.1) |
Child ever slept under mosquito net | |
No | 22(4.6) |
Yes | 454(95.4) |
Source of LLINs | |
Gov’t | 50(10.6) |
NGO | 251(52.7) |
Don’t Know | 175(36.7) |
Washing hands after using toilet | |
No | 73(16.4) |
Yes | 364(83.3) |