Table 1

Respondents'/household socio-economic and demographic characteristics


Intervention villages
N = 597
n (%)
Comparison villages
N = 600
n (%)
Chi-square

Household head
352 (59.0)
373 (62.2)
1.28
Female
364 (61.0)
353 (58.8)
0.57
Age (years): Mean (SD)
54.04 (15.16)
53.52 (15.16)
0.24
Had formal education
344 (57.6)
255 (42.3)
27.34***
Married
531 (88.9)
528 (88.0)
0.26
No of household residents: Mean (SD)
4.51 (2.98)
4.32 (2.45)
0.70
Household owns a radio
495 (82.9)
464 (77.3)
5.85**
Household owns a bicycle
327 (54.8)
369 (61.5)
5.55**
Household owns a motorcycle
111 (18.6)
94 (15.7)
1.80
Household owns a motorcar
44 (7.4)
30 (5.0)
2.90
Average weekly per capita food value (SD)
368.41 (384.62)
299.14 (315.28)
16.18**

Note: * = p < .10; ** = p < .05; *** = p < .01

Onwujekwe et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:117   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-117