From: Why is malaria associated with poverty? Findings from a cohort study in rural Uganda
Characteristic | Wealth index tertile (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Poorest | Middle | Highest | P | |
Characteristics of children (N = 333) | ||||
Mean age during follow up in years | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.61 |
Female | 41.8 | 45.8 | 50.5 | 0.45 |
Female caregiver completed at least primary educationa | 7.5 | 26.0 | 27.6 | 0.003 |
Female caregiver seeks fever treatment on same dayb | 28.8 | 8.2 | 42.0 | <0.001 |
Characteristics of households (N = 100) | ||||
Distance to nearest health facility <3 km | 54.3 | 40.6 | 48.5 | 0.53 |
Health expenditure ≥25 % of total household expenditure | 8.6 | 6.3 | 18.2 | 0.26 |
Modern housec | 0.0 | 25.0 | 48.5 | <0.001 |
Meat eaten ≥3 days per week | 17.1 | 37.5 | 66.7 | <0.001 |
Meals per day ≥3 | 2.9 | 28.1 | 54.6 | <0.001 |
Land area cultivated ≥1.6 had | 28.6 | 34.4 | 60.6 | 0.02 |