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Table 3 Dynamics of malaria prevalence among children under five (N = 2449)

From: Malaria infection among children under-five: the use of large-scale interventions in Ghana

Variables

Malaria prevalence (%)

Male children

42.80

Female children

41.52

Children in rural areas

56.08

Children in urban areas

21.71

Mothers with no education

54.20

Mothers with primary education

47.31

Mothers with secondary education and above

25.80

Children who slept in indoor residual sprayed room

36.50

Children who slept under ITN

44.97

Malaria education through radio

40.44

Malaria education through television

28.93

Malaria education through newspapers

29.55

  1. Source: Author’s own computation from GDHS 2014 data