Table 2.
Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and associated factors among study participants in Al Zuhra District, Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, 2022 Bivariate analysis
| Variable | Total participant | Malaria Positive n(%) |
CPOR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | (Continuous) | – | – | 0.98 | 0.94–1.02 | 0.328 |
| Gender | Male | 200 | 8 (4) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Female | 222 | 13 (6) | 1.49 | 0.61–3.68 | 0.384 | |
| Education | Not educated | 158 | 12 (7) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Educated | 264 | 9 (3) | 0.43 | 0.18–1.04 | 0.056 | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 129 | 5 (4) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Married | 293 | 16 (5) | 1.43 | 0.51–4.00 | 0.492 | |
| Occupation | Not working | 154 | 6 (4) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Working | 268 | 15 (6) | 1.46 | 0.56–3.85 | 0.442 | |
| Family size | ≥ 5 | 263 | 9 (3) | (Ref)1 | ||
| < 5 | 159 | 12 (7) | 2.3 | 0.95–5.60 | 0.065 | |
| Absence of ITN Home | No | 268 | 12 (8) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Yes | 154 | 9 (3) | 2.43 | 1.00–5.91 | 0.050 | |
| Not using ITN | No | 297 | 10 (3) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Yes | 125 | 11 (9) | 2.77 | 1.14–6.70 | 0.024 | |
| Absent window screening | No | 410 | 18 (4) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Yes | 12 | 3 (25 | 7.26 | 1.81–29.13 | 0.005 | |
| Use of repellents | No | 401 | 20 (5) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Yes | 21 | 1 (5) | 0.95 | 0.12–7.46 | 0.963 | |
| Stagnant water around house | No | 396 | 16 (4) | (Ref)1 | ||
| Yes | 26 | 5 (19) | 5.65 | 1.89–16.93 | 0.002 | |
| Previous malaria | No | 149 | 9 (6) | (Ref) 1 | ||
| Yes | 283 | 12 (4) | 0.72 | 0.29–1.74 | 0.46 | |
CPOR, Crude Prevalence Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; Ref, Reference category; ITN, Insecticide-Treated Net
P-values were obtained from bivariable logistic regression analysis
Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05