Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years in Ghana. The aim of the study was to examine the social factors affecting the prevalence of malaria among children under five years in Ghana. The 2008, Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data was used for the study. The nationally representative survey covered eleven thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight (11,778) households selected from the ten regions of the country. A total of four thousand nine hundred and sixteen (4916) women, aged between 15 to 49 years were identified from their households and interviewed about their children under five years who had malaria two weeks prior to the survey. The chil
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