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. 2009 Aug 5;8:185. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-185

Table 4.

Risk factors for malaria in Khagrachari, Bangladesh

Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value
Distance to forest
 - < = 3 km 1.50 (1.00-2.21) 2.23 (1.37-3.60) 0.001
 - >3 km 1.00 1.00

Distance to water
 - ≤3 km 0.47 (0.31-0.70) 0.50 (0.31-0.80) 0.004
 - > 3 km 1.00 1.00

Housing status
 - Precarious 2.18 (1.50-3.30) 1.66 (1.04-2.64) 0.034
 - Non-precarious 1.00 1.00

Bed net in house
 - <3 bed net 2.00 (1.30-3.00) 1.70 (1.10-2.72) 0.028
 - ≥3 bed net 1.00 1.00

Age
 - ≤17 years 4.27 (2.83-6.45) 4.14 (2.71-6.32) <0.0001
 - > 17 years 1.00 1.00