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Table 1 Characteristic of study population

From: High frequency of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance marker (pfcrt T76 mutation) in Yemen: An urgent need to re-examine malaria drug policy

Variable

n

%

Age (years)

  

   ≤ 10

147

29

   >10

364

71

Sex

  

   Male

268

47

   Female

241

53

Residence

  

   Rural

275

54

   Urban

234

46

Household income

  

   High (≥ 100 US dollars/month)

187

37

   Low (< 100 US dollars/month)

322

63

Quality of housing*

  

   Good

456

90

   Bad

52

10

Clothes

  

   Long (covering arms and legs)

298

59

   Short

208

41

Insecticide spray

  

   Yes

152

30

   No

353

70

Using ITNs

  

   Yes

152

30

   No

356

70

Water stream (≤ 200 m of household)

  

   Yes

167

33

   No

340

67

Closing house windows

  

   Yes

327

64

   No

181

36

  1. n: number of subjects
  2. *Good housing condition was defined as being complete, made up of stones/bricks with no opening or holes. Bad housing condition did not have all these characteristics
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