Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among index cases and neighbors sleeping in at-risk sites of malaria, Phu Yen province, Vietnam, 2016
Characteristics | Category | Index Case | Neighbors | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | n = 110 | n = 197 | n = 307 | ||
Age (year, mean ± SD) | 36.6 ± 13.4 | 41.7 ± 14.8 | 39.8 ± 14.5 | < 0.001 | |
Gender (n, %) | Male | 90 (81.8) | 143 (72.6) | 233 (75.9) | 0.070 |
Female | 20 (18.2) | 54 (27.4) | 74 (24.1) | ||
Ethnicity (n, %) | Kinh | 52 (47.3) | 70 (35.5) | 122 (39.7) | 0.044 |
Cham | 58 (52.7) | 127 (64.5) | 185 (60.3) | ||
Education levels (n, %) | Illiterate | 25 (22.7) | 60 (30.5) | 85 (27.7) | 0.147 |
Primary school | 32 (29.1) | 63 (32.0) | 95 (30.9) | 0.600 | |
Secondary school | 23 (20.9) | 31 (15.7) | 54 (17.6) | 0.254 | |
High school or above | 30 (27.3) | 43 (21.8) | 73 (23.8) | 0.283 | |
Sleeping in the forest only | n = 54 | n = 39 | n = 93 | ||
Age (year, mean ± SD) | 34.5 ± 10.5 | 40.5 ± 12.8 | 37 ± 11.8 | < 0.01 | |
Gender (n, %) | Male | 51 (94.4) | 35 (89.7) | 86 (92.5) | 0.396 |
Female | 3 (5.6) | 4 (10.3) | 7 (7.5) | ||
Ethnicity (n, %) | Kinh | 40 (74.1) | 35 (89.7) | 75 (80.7) | 0.059 |
Cham | 14 (25.9) | 4 (10.3) | 18 (19.3) | ||
Education levels (n, %) | Illiterate | 5 (9.2) | – | 5 (5.3) | |
Primary school | 13 (24.1) | 9 (23.1) | 22 (22.7) | 0.911 | |
Secondary school | 17 (31.5) | 5 (12.8) | 22 (22.7) | 0.037 | |
High school or above | 19 (35.2) | 25 (64.1) | 44 (47.3) | 0.006 | |
Sleeping on the farm only | n = 53 | n = 151 | n = 204 | ||
Age (year, mean ± SD) | 35.8 ± 16.3 | 43 ± 14.3 | 41.2 ± 15.2 | 0.003 | |
Gender (n, %) | Male | 36 (67.9) | 101 (66.9) | 137 (67.2) | 0.89 |
Female | 17 (32.1) | 50 (33.1) | 67 (32.8) | ||
Ethnicity (n, %) | Kinh | 10 (18.9) | 32 (21.2) | 42 (20.6) | 0.719 |
Cham | 43 (81.1) | 119 (78.8) | 162 (79.4) | ||
Education levels (n, %) | Illiterate | 19 (35.8) | 60 (39.7) | 79 (38.7) | 0.617 |
Primary school | 19 (35.8) | 50 (33.1) | 69 (33.8) | 0.717 | |
Secondary school | 6 (11.4) | 25 (16.6) | 31 (15.2) | 0.361 | |
High school or above | 9 (17) | 16 (10.6) | 25 (12.3) | 0.223 | |