Table 2 Socio- demographic characteristics and malaria among febrile study respondents (N = 444)

Gender

 Male

180

13 (7.2)

4.2–12.1

0.01

 Female

264

6 (2.3)

1.0–5.0

Age

 2–14

58

6 (10.3)

4.8–21.3

0.05

 15–29

241

12 (4.0)

2.3–6.9

 30–44

111

0 (0.0)

 ≥ 45

34

1 (2.9)

0.4–18.7

Education

 Illiterate

201

7 (3.5)

1.7–7.1

0.45

 Primary school and above

243

12 (4.9)

2.8–8.5

Marital status

 Married

313

9 (2.9)

1.5–5.4

0.02

 Non married

131

10 (7.6)

4.1–13.6

Residence

 Urban

97

5 (5.2)

2.1–11.9

0 0.63

 Rural

347

14 (4.0)

2.4–6.7

Occupation

 Pastoralist

215

8 (3.7)

1.8–7.3

0.57

 Others

229

11 (4.8)

2.7–8.5