Table 1 Characteristics of travellers to mainland Tanzania who had a qPCR result
From: Risk of imported malaria infections in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional study
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 177 (47) |
Female | 201 (53) |
Age group (years) | |
Less than 5 | 21 (6) |
5–15 | 53 (14) |
16–25 | 107 (26) |
26+ | 197 (52) |
Household type | |
Index households members | 255 (67) |
Other households members | 123 (33) |
District of residence | |
Magharibi (Unguja) | 232 (61) |
Kusini (Unguja) | 77 (20) |
Micheweni (Pemba) | 21 (6) |
Chakechake (Pemba) | 39 (10) |
Mkoani (Pemba) | 9 (2) |
Occupation | |
Enterpreneur | 103 (27) |
Not employed | 133 (35) |
Student | 102 (27) |
Wage Job | 40 (11) |
Wealth quintile | |
Lowest | 45 (12) |
2nd | 65 (17) |
Middle | 99 (26) |
4th | 79 (21) |
Highest | 90 (24) |
Highest endemicity category visited | |
High | 241 (64) |
Moderate | 45 (12) |
Low or very low | 92 (24) |
Days in high malaria endemicity | |
Did not visit high endemicity district | 137 (36) |
1–7 days | 49 (13) |
8–14 days | 82 (22) |
15–30 days | 38 (10) |
More than 30 days | 72 (19) |
Season at beginning of trip | |
Long rains | 40 (11) |
Short rains | 69 (18) |
Dry season | 269 (71) |
Total | 378 (100) |