Table 2 Summary statistics of categorical variables
From: Country size bias in global health: cross-country comparison of malaria policy and foreign aid
| Variable a | N | Proportion of countries |
|---|---|---|
| Small country dummy | 215 | 0.35 |
| Landlocked country dummy | 149 | 0.23 |
| Island dummy | 96 | 0.64 |
| Malaria transmission dummy | 215 | 0.47 |
| ITNs/LLINs are distributed free of charge | 93 | 0.89 |
| ITNs/LLINs are distributed to all age groups | 93 | 0.75 |
| ITNs/LLINs are distributed through mass campaigns to all age groups | 93 | 0.75 |
| IRS is recommended by malaria control programme | 93 | 0.90 |
| DDT is used for IRS | 93 | 0.10 |
| IPTp is used to prevent malaria during pregnancy | 93 | 0.40 |
| Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC or IPTc) is used | 93 | 0.11 |
| Patients of all ages should get diagnostic test | 93 | 0.99 |
| Malaria diagnosis is free of charge in the public sector | 93 | 0.86 |
| RDTs are used at community level | 93 | 0.56 |
| G6PD test is recommended before treatment with primaquine | 93 | 0.19 |
| ACT for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum | 93 | 0.99 |
| Pre-referral treatment with quinine or artemether IM or artesunate suppositories | 93 | 0.59 |
| Single dose of primaquine is used as gametocidal medicine for Plasmodium falciparum | 93 | 0.47 |
| Primaquine is used for radical treatment of Plasmodium vivax cases | 93 | 0.57 |
| Directly observed treatment with primaquine is undertaken | 93 | 0.29 |