Table 4.
Odd ratios for self-reported malaria as illness using logistics regression
| Variables | Odd Ratio | P-value | 95%CI |
| Slums | |||
| Korogocho | 1 | ||
| Viwandani | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.10 – 2.26 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 1.13 | 0.37 | 0.86 – 1.48 |
| Age group (Years) | |||
| Under 5 | 1.00 | ||
| 5–14 | 1.03 | 0.90 | 0.66 – 1.59 |
| 15–24 | 1.31 | 0.22 | 0.85 – 2.02 |
| 25–39 | 2.07 | 0.00 | 1.43 – 2.98 |
| >40 | 1.32 | 0.20 | 0.86 – 2.01 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Kikuyu | 1.00 | ||
| Kamba | 1.50 | 0.04 | 1.10 – 2.22 |
| Luha | 2.21 | 0.00 | 1.42 – 3.44 |
| Luo | 2.12 | 0.00 | 1.45 – 3.11 |
| Symptoms Scores | |||
| Score 0 | 1.00 | ||
| Score 1 | 2.13 | 0.04 | 1.05 – 4.32 |
| Score 2 | 9.44 | 0.00 | 5.76 – 15.47 |
| Score 3 | 13.61 | 0.00 | 8.37 – 22.13 |
| Score 4 | 14.89 | 0.00 | 8.77 – 25.28 |
| Score 5+ | 23.69 | 0.00 | 12.98 – 43.23 |
* 95% Confidence Limit, bold = significant at 0.05% level