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. 2010 Sep;83(3):465–473. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0611

Table 5.

Malaria infection and related risk factors

Risk factors Cases (n/N) Prevalence OR (95% CI) P Adjusted OR* (95% CI) P
Survey 591/1,219 48.5
Survey_1 203/500 40.6 1 1
Survey_2 155/381 40.7 1.00 (0.76–1.32) 1.0 0.93 (0.70–1.23) 0.6
Survey_3 233/338 68.9 3.25 (2.41–4.37) < 0.001 3.01 (2.19–4.15) < 0.001
Age (months) 591/1,219 48.5
≤ 24 81/236 34.3 1 1
25–36 144/274 52.6 1.73 (1.20–2.50) 0.004 1.74 (1.20–2.53) 0.004
37–48 119/236 50.4 1.48 (1.01–2.18) 0.04 1.53 (1.04–2.27) 0.03
> 49 247/473 52.2 1.38 (0.99–1.93) 0.05 1.36 (0.98–1.90) 0.07
Site 591/1,219 48.5
Toweta 1 299/637 46.9 1 1
Toweta 2 157/291 54.0 1.37 (1.05–1.80) 0.02 1.41 (1.08–1.86) 0.01
Ladji 135/291 46.4 0.99 (0.74–1.32) 0.92 1.00 (0.75–1.35) 0.98
Type of bed 585/1,208 48.4
Mat 269/530 50.8 1
Bed without mattress or mattress alone 316/678 46.6 0.82 (0.65–1.04) 0.11
Bed net use 585/1,208 48.4
No 288/559 51.5 1 1
Yes 297/649 45.8 0.79 (0.63–1.00) 0.05 0.77 (0.61–0.97) 0.03

n = number of clinical malaria cases; N = total number of children surveyed; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; P = P value.

*

Only statistically significant adjusted ORs were reported.