Table 4.
Final estimates for covariates and variance components for malaria infection in Mulanda
| Explanatory variables | Plasmodium ln (density + 1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Children SE | Adults | Adult SE | |
| Intercept | 2.95 | 0.34 | 2.10 | 0.23 |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Age group (years) | ||||
| < 2 | 1 | – | ||
| 3–4 | 1.27 | 0.37 | ||
| 5–9 | 1.45 | 0.33 | ||
| 10–15 | 0.57 | 0.35 | ||
| 16–24 | 1 | – | ||
| 25–49 | −0.76 | 0.20 | ||
| ≥ 50 | −1.16 | 0.22 | ||
| Slept under a net last night | −0.65 | 0.27 | ||
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Educated household head* | 1.76 | 0.57 | ||
| > 500 m from rocky area | 0.48 | 0.28 | ||
| > 750 m from paddy fields | −0.52 | 0.21 | ||
| Variance components as proportions of residual variation | ||||
| Additive genetic | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0† | – |
| Shared domestic environment | 0† | – | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Individual-specific | 0.74 | 0.08 | 0.95 | 0.04 |
Covariate and variance estimates for Plasmodium parasitaemia (stratified by age group: children < 16 years; adults ≥ 16 years), including standardized variance parameter estimates.
*
Primary career with any level of education (primary, incomplete, and above).
†
Variance parameter restricted to zero.