Table 1.
Univariate and multivariate analysis for predictors of P.falciparum malaria for 231 underfives children attending Makongoro health centre, Mwanza city, Tanzania 2011
| Variable | Malaria | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | OR | P-value | 95% CI | OR | P-value | 95%CI | |
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 1-5 years | 18(13.4)% | 116(86.6%) | 1 | 0.024 | 1 | |||
| 2 m-1 year | 4(4.1%) | 93(95.9%) | 3.61 | 1.18-11.03 | 1.44 | 0.42 | 0.42-5.1 | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 7(6.7%0 | 98(93.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| female | 15(11.9)% | 111(81.1)% | 1.90 | 0.18 | 0.74-4.83 | 2.37 | 0.176 | 0.67-8.4 |
| Vomiting | ||||||||
| No | 13(8.0%) | 149(92.0) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| yes | 9(13.0%) | 60(87.0%) | 1.72 | 0.24 | 0.7-4.23 | 1.22 | 0.758 | 0.331-4.57 |
| Axillary temperature | ||||||||
| 37.5-39 | 0(0.0%) | 158(100%) | N/A | < 0.001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 40-41 | 22(30.10) | 51(69.9%) | ||||||
| Palmar Pallor | ||||||||
| No | 12(5.9%) | 191(94.1%) | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 10(35.7%) | 18(64.3%) | 8.84 | 3.36-23.29 | 4.66 | 0.025 | 1.21-17.8 | |
| Convulsion | ||||||||
| No | 12(5.40%) | 208(94.5%) | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 10(90.9%) | 1(9.1%) | 173 | 20-1469 | 102 | 0.001 | 10-996 | |
OR = Odd ratio, CI = Confidence Interval