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. 2014 Apr 18;9(4):e95341. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095341

Table 5. Predictors of malaria transmission risk in high altitude villages of northwest Ethiopia, 2013.

Parameters Beta Coefficients COR P value Beta Coefficients AOR Wald 95% Confidence Limits
Lower Upper
Sex Female 1 1
Male 1.43 4.2 0.001 1.15 3.11 2.28 4.23
Occupation Non agriculture 1 1
Agriculture 0.55 1.73 0.001 0.36 1.41 1.05 1.93
Travel away from home No 1 1
Yes 1.01 2.75 0.001 0.68 2.01 1.58 2.56
Plants used for fencing No 1 1
Yes 0.66 1.9 0.001 0.54 1.7 1.18 2.52
Forests near house No 1 1
Yes 0.89 2.4 0.001 0.49 1.6 1.15 2.47
Borehole near house No 1 1
Yes 0.41 1.5 0.06 0.35 1.42 0.88 2.18
ITNs available No 1 1
Yes −0.16 0.9 0.17 −0.18 0.83 0.66 1.06

COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio.