Table 1 Study participant characteristics at T0
From: Asymptomatic malaria reservoirs are the last challenge in the elimination in Cambodia
Variables | N = 1011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Forest dweller (%) | Forest goer (%) | Forest ranger (%) | |
No. of individuals | 685 (67.75) | 299 (29.57) | 27 (2.67) |
Province | Â | Â | Â |
 Mondulkiri | 323 (47.15) | 205 (68.56) | 27 (100.00) |
 Kampong Speu | 362 (52.85) | 94 (31.44) | 0 (0.00) |
Age group (year) | Â | Â | Â |
 4–10 | 72 (10.51) | 4 (1.34) | 0 (0.00) |
 11–20 | 130 (18.98) | 33 (11.04) | 0 (0.00) |
 21–30 | 138 (20.15) | 92 (30.77) | 7 (25.93) |
 31–40 | 138 (20.15) | 58 (19.40) | 13 (48.15) |
 41–50 | 99 (14.45) | 57 (19.06) | 5 (18.52) |
 ≥ 51 | 108 (15.77) | 55 (18.39) | 2 (7.41) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 239 (34.89) | 181 (60.54) | 26 (96.30) |
 Female | 446 (65.11) | 114 (38.13) | 1 (3.70) |
 Other | 0 (0.00) | 4 (1.34) | 0 (0.00) |
Ethnic group | Â | Â | Â |
 Khmer | 433 (63.21) | 218 (72.91) | 24 (88.89) |
 Bunong | 252 (36.79) | 70 (23.41) | 2 (7.41) |
 Other | 0 (0.00) | 11 (3.68) | 1 (3.70) |
Diagnosed with malaria | Â | Â | Â |
 Never | 332 (48.47) | 97 (32.44) | 8 (29.63) |
 1 time | 104 (15.18) | 53 (17.73) | 3 (11.11) |
 2–5 times | 175 (25.55) | 87 (29.10) | 8 (29.63) |
 6–10 times | 33 (4.82) | 24 (8.03) | 2 (7.41) |
  ≥ 11 times | 41 (5.99) | 35 (11.71) | 6 (22.22) |
 Don't Know | 0 (0.00) | 3 (1.00) | 0 (0.00) |
Sources of family income in past year | Â | Â | |
 Farmer | 541 (56.53) | 263 (48.26) | 6 (16.67) |
 Logging | 22 (2.30) | 36 (6.61) | 0 (0.00) |
 Forest collector/forager | 136 (14.21) | 109 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) |
 Ranger | 1 (0.10) | 0 (0.00) | 23 (63.89) |
 Day labourer | 167 (17.45) | 109 (20.00) | 0.00 |
 Other | 90 (9.40) | 28 (5.14) | 7 (19.44) |
Distance from house or ranger station to the forest | Â | ||
 I live in the forest / Ranger Station in the forest | 648 (94.60) | 7 (2.34) | 15 (55.56) |
 Within 100m | 2 (0.29) | 35 (11.71) | 1 (3.70) |
 Within 200m | 2 (0.29) | 12 (4.01) | 0 (0.00) |
 Within 500m | 3 (0.44) | 16 (5.35) | 0 (0.00) |
 Within 1km | 14 (2.04) | 31 (10.37) | 0 (0.00) |
 Within 1-2km | 2 (0.29) | 32 (10.70) | 1 (3.70) |
 Over 2km | 14 (2.04) | 166 (55.52) | 10 (37.04) |
Preventing daytime mosquito bites inside the house | Â | ||
 No | 166 (24.23) | 140 (46.82) | 4 (14.81) |
 Yes | 516 (75.33) | 155 (51.84) | 23 (85.19) |
 Don't Know | 3 (0.44) | 4 (1.34) | 0 (0.00) |
Preventing nighttime mosquito bites inside the house | Â | Â | |
 No | 13 (1.90) | 5 (1.67) | 0 (0.00) |
 Yes | 672 (98.10) | 294 (98.33) | 27 (100.00) |
Preventing daytime mosquito bites outside the house | Â | Â | |
 No | 170 (24.82) | 121 (40.47) | 4 (14.81) |
 Yes | 513 (74.89) | 174 (58.19) | 23 (85.19) |
 Don't Know | 2 (0.29) | 4 (1.34) | 0 (0.00) |
Preventing nighttime mosquito bites outside the house | Â | Â | |
 No | 106 (15.47) | 94 (31.44) | 2 (7.41) |
 Yes | 577 (84.23) | 204 (68.23) | 25 (92.59) |
 Don't Know | 2 (0.29) | 1 (0.33) | 0 (0.00) |
Received prophylactic medicine from the government to prevent malaria | |||
 No | 581 (84.82) | 274 (91.64) | 22 (81.48) |
 Yes | 104 (15.18) | 25 (8.36) | 5 (18.52) |
Most recently receive prophylactic medicine | Â | ||
 Last week | 20 (19.23) | 4 (16.00) | 0 (0.00) |
 Last month | 37 (35.58) | 6 (24.00) | 0 (0.00) |
 Last 3 months | 12 (11.54) | 9 (36.00) | 0 (0.00) |
 Last 6 months | 12 (11.54) | 1 (4.00) | 0 (0.00) |
 Last year | 10 (9.62) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (20.00) |
 More than one year ago | 13 (12.50) | 5 (20.00) | 4 (80.00) |