Table 4.

Factors associated with the combination of a negative blood slide and positive Paracheck result

	N (prevalence, %)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	P	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P
Age 12–23 months	1073 (29.5)	1.00 (0.78–1.28)	0.96	1.06 (0.81–1.39)	0.430
Age 24–59 months	2254 (61.9)	1.12 (0.90–1.42)	0.36	1.22 (0.93–1.59)	0.160
Age 60+ months	312 (8.6)	1.14 (0.79–1.63)	0.48	1.35 (0.92–2.00)	0.130
Days ill, OR per day		1.10 (1.01–1.04)	0.002	1.01 (1.00–1.03)	0.113
Antimalarial in last 2 days	1102 (34.8)	1.46 (1.19–1.80)	<0.001	1.44 (1.16–1.78)	0.001
Non-typhi Salmonella	169 (4.4)	5.05 (3.63–7.03)	<0.001	3.82 (2.25–6.50)	<0.001
Any invasive bacterial disease	341 (9.4)	2.90 (2.24–3.74)	<0.001	1.52 (0.99–2.33)	0.054
Fever >37.5 °C	2383 (65.6)	0.69 (0.57–0.84)	<0.001	0.64 (0.52–0.79)	<0.001