Table 2 Summary statistics of variables (N = 2449)

Malaria

Whether the child tested positive for malaria (1/0)

Age

Child age in months

Female

Whether the child is female (1/0)

Child weight

Child weight in kilograms

Rural

Whether the child lives in a rural area (1/0)

Household size

Total household members

Poorest

Whether the child belongs to a poorest household (1/0)

Poorer

Whether the child belongs to a poorer household (1/0)

Middle

Whether the child belongs to a middle income household (1/0)

Richer

Whether the child belongs to a richer household (1/0)

Richest

Whether the child belongs to a richest household (1/0)

 No education

Whether the mother has no level of education (1/0)

 Primary

Whether the mother has completed primary education (1/0)

 Secondary and above

Whether the mother has completed at least secondary education (1/0)

 No education

Whether the father has no level of education (1/0)

 Primary

Whether the father has completed primary education (1/0)

 Secondary and above

Whether the father has completed at least secondary education (1/0)

Not protected

Whether the child uses no preventive tool

ITN

Whether the mother and child used ITN the night before the survey (1/0)

IRS

Whether the child slept in indoor residual sprayed room during the past twelve months (1/0)

ITN and IRS

Whether the child use ITN and also sleeps in indoor residual sprayed room

Television

Whether the household received malaria education via television (1/0)

Radio

Whether the household received malaria education via radio (1/0)

Newspaper

Whether the household received malaria education via newspapers (1/0)