Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression of potential risk factors for severe malarial anemia in Kisumu, Kenya^*

Variable	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	P
Use mosquito coils for malaria prevention	0.6 (0.3–1.1)	0.0853
Bed net ownership	0.9 (0.5–1.7)	0.8334
House has open eaves or poorly covered windows	1.8 (0.8–4.1)	0.1297
Child regularly spends ≥ 1 night/month in rural area	9.3 (4.4–19.7)	< 0.0001
Wealth percentile (increase of 10%)	0.8 (0.7–0.9)	0.0004
Household head is male	3.6 (1.6–8.1)	0.0017
Ownership of land other than household	4.0 (2.1–7.6)	< 0.0001
Standing or running water within 10 meters	4.8 (2.5–9.3)	< 0.0001
Domestic animals kept overnight at residence	3.9 (1.8–8.1)	0.0004
No. persons in household	1.4 (1.2–1.6)	0.0002
Level of urbanization
Semi-rural	1.7 (0.7–4.6)	0.2756
Peri-urban	2.0 (0.8–5.1)	0.1415
Urban	Reference	Reference
Child's age
< 6 months	6.7 (1.5, 30.8)	0.0143
6 months–3 years	18.9 (5.0, 70.9)	< 0.0001
3–5 years	3.3 (0.8, 14.5)	0.1100
> 5 years	Reference	Reference

^*CI = confidence interval. Statistically significant values are shown in bold.