Table 1 Demographic characteristics and their association with malaria history among the study population in the Orang primary health centre

Age

15–35

33 (46.5)

< 0.0001 (18.5)

25 (75.8)

0.004 (11.7)

36–55

28 (39.4)

11 (39.3)

56 & above

10 (14.1)

3 (30.0)

Sex

Male

50 (70.4)

< 0.0001 (23.7)

25 (50.0)

0.3 (1.1)

Female

21 (29.6)

14 (66.7)

Body Complexion

Dark

29 (40.8)

0.02 (4.1)

22 (75.9)

0.007 (7.3)

Fair

42 (59.2)

17 (40.5)

Body Odour

Strong

44 (62.0)

0.04 (7.2)

27 (61.4)

0.25 (1.3)

Mild

27 (38.0)

12 (44.4)

Body Clothing

>50%

64 (90.1)

< 0.0001 (88.3)

34 (54.7)

0.6 (0.3)

<50%

7 (9.9)

5 (71.4)

Marital Status

Married

63 (88.7)

< 0.0001 (82.3)

33 (52.4)

0.4 (0.7)

UM

8 (11.3)

6 (75.0)

Family Size

1–3

16 (22.5)

< 0.0001 (19.6)

9 (56.3)

0.6 (1.0)

4–6

38 (53.5)

19 (50.0)

7 & above

17 (23.9)

11 (64.8)