Table 2.
Prevalence of malaria and association factor at Woldia Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (2023).
| Variable |
No. of examinations
N (%) |
Malaria positive
N (%) |
Malaria negative
N (%) |
Crude OR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
| ≤ 5 | 10 (5.2) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | 0.83 (0.383–1.8) | 0.637 | ||
| 6–15 | 24 (12.5) | 1 (4.2) | 23 (95.8) | ||||
| 16–49 | 129 (67.2) | 11 (8.5) | 118 (91.5) | ||||
| > 49 | 29 (15.1) | 3 (10.3) | 26 (89.7) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 106 (55.2) | 11 (10.4) | 95 (89.6) | 1.876 (0.626–5.623) | 0.261 | ||
| Female | 86 (44.8) | 5 (5.8) | 81 (94.2) | ||||
| Education | |||||||
| Undereducated | 14 (7.3) | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 1.206 (0.785–1.853) | 0.392 | ||
| Illiterates | 43 (22.4) | 4 (9.3) | 39 (90.7) | ||||
| Primary school | 53 (27.6) | 5 (9.4) | 48 (90.6) | ||||
| Secondary school | 42 (21.9) | 5 (11.9) | 37 (88.1) | ||||
| Diploma and above | 40 (20.8) | 1 (2.5) | 39 (97.5) | ||||
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural | 96 (50.0) | 8 (8.3) | 88 (91.7) | 1 (0.359–2.783) | 1 | ||
| Urban | 96 (50.0) | 8 (8.3) | 88 (91.7) | ||||
| Bed net | |||||||
| Yes | 104 (54.2) | 6 (5.8) | 98 (94.2) | 0.478 (0.166–1.371) | 0.012 | 2.483 (1.453–11.54) | 0.021 |
| No | 88 (45.8) | 10 (11.4) | 78 (88.6) | ||||
| Stagnant water | |||||||
| Yes | 92 (47.9) | 12 (13.2) | 78 (86.8) | 3.671 (1.145–11.447) | 0.029 | ||
| No | 100 (52.1) | 4 (4.0) | 97 (95.0) | ||||
| Opening house | |||||||
| Yes | 79 (41.1) | 4 (5.1) | 75 (94.9) | 0.449 (0.139–11.447) | 0.18 | 0.418 (0.127–1.381) | 0.153 |
| No | 113 (58.9) | 12 (10.6) | 101 (89.4) |