Table 2. Factors associated with Plasmodium vivax infection and clinical vivax malaria, as revealed by multiple logistic regression analysis, in Remansinho, Brazil (2010–13).
Plasmodium vivax infection | Clinical vivax malaria | |||
ORa (95% CIb) | P value | ORa (95% CIb) | P value | |
Duffy blood group phenotype | ||||
Positive | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||
Negative | 0.08 (0.01–0.60) | 0.0142 | 0.16 (0.02–1.29) | 0.0849 |
Missing information | 0.80 (0.32–2.00) | 0.6362 | 0.41 (0.05–3.32) | 0.4015 |
Length of residence in Amazonia (years) | 0.98 (0.97–1.00) | 0.0238 | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | 0.0082 |
Time since beginning of study (months) | 0.93 (0.90–0.96) | <0.0001 | 0.92 (0.87–0.98) | 0.0062 |
Main Occupation | ||||
Housekeeping | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||
Agriculture and forestry | 0.83 (0.52–1.32) | 0.4325 | 0.97 (0.48–2.00) | 0.9473 |
Students and minors | 0.39 (0.20–0.76) | 0.0058 | 0.26 (0.09–0.74) | 0.0125 |
OR = adjusted odds ratio.
CI = confidence interval.