Table 1 Proportion of population with malaria infection and anaemia by sex and area of residence
Variables | Categories | Malaria infection | Anaemia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%, 95%CI) [No.] | Total | p value | Anaemic (%, 95%CI) [No.] | Total | p value | ||
Sex | Male | (3.7, 1.8–7.3) [70] | 1906 | 0.035 | (57.5, 49.2–65.4) [81] | 141 | 0.768 |
Female | (2.6, 1.5–4.4) [66] | 2572 | (55.8, 48.1–63.2) [101] | 181 | |||
Area of residence | Rural | (1.8, 1.2–2.8) [65] | 3604 | 0.003 | (58.6, 52.4–64.5) [164] | 280 | 0.011 |
Urban | (8.1, 3.0–20.2) [71] | 874 | (42.9, 32.9–53.5) [18] | 42 | |||