Table 4 Indigenous Population Survey (N = 824).

From: Characterizing Types of Human Mobility to Inform Differential and Targeted Malaria Elimination Strategies in Northeast Cambodia

 

n (%)

Forest farms

Has forest farm(s)

768 (93.2)

Amongst those who have farm(s)

N = 768

 Has a house on farm(s)

633 (82.5)

 Sleeps at farm during malaria season

470 (61.2)

Amongst those who have a house on farm(s)

N = 633

 Has a bed net to use at farm

464 (73.3)

 Brings back net back and forth from village

96 (15.2)

 Keeps bed nets at farm

368 (58.1)

Transportation to farm (multiple responses possible)

 On foot

677 (88.2)

 By motorbike

346 (45.1)

 By boat

44 (5.7)

 By bicycle

25 (3.3)

 Other

7 (0.9)

Wet Rice Fields

Has wet rice field(s)

363 (44.1)

Amongst those who have wet rice field(s)

N = 363

 Has a house on field(s)

245 (67.5)

 Sleeps at field during malaria season

193 (53.2)

Amongst those who have a house on rice field(s)

N = 245

 Has a bed net to use at field

190 (77.6)

 Brings back net back and forth from village

66 (27.0)

 Keeps bed nets at field

124 (50.6)

Transportation to field (multiple responses possible)

 On foot

323 (89.0)

 By motorbike

121 (33.3)

 By boat

23 (6.3)

 By bicycle

4 (1.1)

 Other

6 (1.7)

Village

Has a village house

755 (91.6)

Amongst those who have village house

N = 755

 Always sleeps in village during dry season

597 (72.5)

 Always sleeps in village during rainy season

273 (33.1)

Mobility between farms–fields–village

Moves between farms and/or fields without stopping in the village

529 (74.8)

Amongst those who move between farms and/or fields

N = 529

Moves often between farm(s)-field(s) (1–7 times/ week)

281 (53.1)

Moves sometimes between farm(s)-field(s) (1–15 time/month)

115 (21.7)

Never moves between farm(s)-field(s)

116 (21.9)

Missing

17 (3.2)

Items carried between farm-field-village (multiple responses possible):

Bed nets

69 (8.4)

Hammock nets

38 (4.6)

Sleeping mats

62 (7.5)

Blanket

74 (9.0)

Food

466 (56.6)

Water

116 (14.1)

Cooking material

185 (22.5)

Hunting / fishing material

21 (2.5)

Logging material

259 (31.4)

Farming material

356 (43.2)

Forest activities

Goes to deep forest

554 (67.2)

Amongst those who go to deep forest

N = 554

 Stays overnight at forest

131 (23.6)

 Goes hunting or fishing in forest

288 (52.0)

 Gathers forest products (fruits, vegetables, firewood, honey, etc)

477 (86.1)

 Goes logging in forest

151 (27.3)

VMW accessibility and treatment

Never visited the VMW before

188 (22.8)

Have visited the VMW before

631 (76.6)

Missing

5 (0.6)

Amongst those who have ever visited the VMW before

N = 631

 VMW not available during last visit

28 (3.4)

 RDT was not available during last visit to VMW

108 (13.1)

 RDT was available during last visit to VMW

495 (60.1)

Amongst those who had an RDT during last visit to VMW

N = 495

 Negative test during last visit

141 (28.5)

 Positive test during last visit

354 (71.5)

Amongst those who had a positive RDT during last visit to VMW

N = 354

 Received treatment from VMW

289 (81.6)

 Received treatment from public sector (HC, hospital)

45 (12.7)

 Received treatment from private sector

13 (3.7)

 Received treatment from other

7 (2.0)