Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection.

		Prevalence of parasite infection
Variable	Modality	OR	95% CI	p-values
Age	0–6	1		< 0.001
	07–12	1.90	1.58–2.28
Land tenure	regular	1		0.02
	irregular	1.85	1.17–2.92
Building density	high	1.00		0.062
	sparse	1.61	1.03–2.53
Equipment	low	1		< 0.001
	high	0.53	0.43–0.66
Education level	low	1		0.007
	high	0.75	0.61–0.92
Use of bed net	no	1		0.008
	yes	0.72	0.57–0.92
Season	dry	1		< 0.001
	rainy	2.03	1.65–2.48