Table 3.
Risk factor analysis for malaria infection: uni- and multivariate adjusted analysis using survey logistic regression (n = 429)
| Risk factors | Parasite prevalence | Cases | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| (%) | n | N | OR (95%CI) | ||
| Total | 14.2 | 429 | 3,023 | ||
| Gender: | |||||
| - Male | 16.0 | 225 | 1,409 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - Female | 12.6 | 204 | 1,614 | 0.76 (0.59–0.99) | 0.75° (0.57–0.98) |
| Age (y): | |||||
| - < 16 | 17.9 | 121 | 677 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - 16–45 | 13.7 | 270 | 1,976 | 0.73° (0.59–0.90) | 0.65° (0.52–0.81) |
| - > 45 | 10.3 | 38 | 370 | 0.53° (0.36–0.76) | 0.47° (0.31–0.73) |
| Ethnic group: | |||||
| - Ra-glai | 15.1 | 409 | 2,708 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - Others | 6.3 | 20 | 315 | 0.39 (0.14–1.10) | 0.47 (0.16–1.35) |
| Education: | |||||
| - No | 16.4 | 165 | 1,007 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - Primary | 14.2 | 250 | 1,760 | 0.84 (0.55–1.31) | 0.85 (0.55–1.33) |
| - Secondary or more | 5.5 | 14 | 255 | 0.30° (0.20–0.44) | 0.42° (0.27–0.64) |
| Wealth: | |||||
| - Low | 17.1 | 305 | 1,783 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - Medium | 13.6 | 40 | 295 | 0.76 (0.30–1.92) | 0.87 (0.36–2.10) |
| - High | 8.9 | 84 | 945 | 0.43° (0.32–0.71) | 0.51° (0.35–0.75) |
| Forest activities last month: | |||||
| - No work & no sleep in forest | 12.5 | 50 | 401 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - Work +/- sleep occasionally | 14.1 | 358 | 2544 | 1.15 (0.67–1.96) | 1.19 (0.73–1.92) |
| - Work & sleep regularly | 26.9 | 21 | 78 | 2.59° (1.29–5.19) | 2.70° (1.40–5.21) |
| Bed net use: | |||||
| - No | 28.5 | 39 | 137 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| - Untreated bed net | 23.3 | 49 | 210 | 0.76 (0.42–1.38) | 0.82 (0.44–1.53) |
| - Insecticide-treated bed net | 12.7 | 341 | 2,674 | 0.37° (0.17–0.78) | 0.46° (0.23–0.90) |
°p < 0.05