Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, stratified by whether or not people were willing to have an RDT for malaria performed
From: Willingness to use a rapid diagnostic test for malaria in a rural area of central Côte d’Ivoire
Characteristics | Number of people interviewed (%) | χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Willing to have an RDT for malaria performed (n=34) | Unwilling to have an RDT for malaria performed (n=66) | |||
Village | |||||
Bozi | 70 (70.0) | 15 (21.4) | 55 (78.6) | ||
Yoho | 30 (30.0) | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) | 14.62 | <0.001 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 61 (61.0) | 24 (39.3) | 37 (60.7) | ||
Female | 39 (39.0) | 10 (25.6) | 29 (74.4) | 1.43 | 0.232 |
Age group (years) | |||||
14-24 | 20 (20.0) | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | ||
25-41 | 69 (69.0) | 23 (33.3) | 46 (66.7) | ||
≥42 | 11 (11.0) | 5 (45.4) | 6 (54.5) | 0.80 | 0.670 |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 39 (39.8) | 10 (25.6) | 29 (74.4) | ||
Married | 4 (4.0) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | ||
Free union | 57 (58.0) | 21 (36.8) | 36 (63.2) | † | 0.088 |
Number of children | |||||
0 | 27 (27.0) | 8 (29.6) | 19 (70.4) | ||
1-3 | 47 (47.0) | 19 (40.4) | 28 (59.6) | ||
4-6 | 21 (21.0) | 5 (23.8) | 16 (76.2) | ||
7-9 | 3 (3.0) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | ||
≥10 | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | † | 0.370 |
Educational level | |||||
Illiterate | 42 (42.0) | 12 (28.6) | 30 (71.4) | ||
Primary | 40 (40.0) | 13 (32.5) | 27 (67.5) | ||
Secondary | 14 (14.0) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | ||
Higher education | 4 (4.0) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | † | 0.050 |
Religious belief | |||||
Muslim | 52 (52.0) | 21 (40.4) | 31 (59.6) | ||
Christian | 20 (20.0) | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | ||
Animist | 19 (19.0) | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | ||
No religion | 9 (9.0) | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | † | 0.154 |