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Table 2 Socio-economic characteristics of the study population in the Orang primary health centre

From: Socio-economic determinants for malaria transmission risk in an endemic primary health centre in Assam, India

Characteristics

N (%)

p (χ 2 )

Education

Primary

54 (76.1)

< 0.0001 (36.5)

Above Primary

17 (23.9)

Monthly Income in Indian Rupee

<2000 (32.14 $)

33 (46.5)

< 0.0001 (33.1)

2000–5000 (32.14–80.36 $)

33 (46.5)

>5000 (80.36 $)

5 (7.0)

House Type

Bamboo

35 (49.3)

< 0.0001 (30.5)

Kucha

30 (42.3)

Pucca

6 (8.5)

Information Source

Newspaper

3 (4.2)

< 0.0001 (50.9)

TV/Radio

43 (60.6)

None

25 (35.2)

Distance to Nearest Health Centre

<1 Km

31 (43.7)

0.02 (8.3)

1–3 Km

15 (21.1)

 

>3 Km

25 (35.2)

 
  1. N – total number of participants.