Table 3.
Malaria parasitaemia and anaemia distributions and bivariate analysis stratified by sex, residence and age group
| Variables | Malaria parasitaemia | Moderate–severe anaemia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95 % CI), P-value | N (%) | OR (95 % CI), P-value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 49 (5.24) | 0.796 (0.540–1.173), 0.248 | 70 (7.4) | 1.139 (0.799–1.624), 0.470 |
| Female | 61 (6.49) | 1 | 62 (6.6) | 1 |
| Age-group | ||||
| 6–11 | 6 (2.68) | 1 | 29 (12.9) | 1 |
| 12–23 | 19 (4.37) | 1.659 (0.653–4.216), 0.287 | 33 (7.6) | 0.555 (0.327–0.940), 0.029 |
| 24–35 | 28 (6.51) | 2.531 (1.032–6.206), 0.042 | 30 (6.9) | 0.502 (0.293–0.860), 0.012 |
| 36–47 | 25 (6.74) | 2.625 (1.059–6.502), 0.037 | 21 (5.6) | 0.404 (0.225–0.728), 0.003 |
| 48–59 | 32 (7.69) | 3.028 (1.246–7.356), 0.014 | 19 (4.6) | 0.323 (0.177–0.591), <0.0001 |
| Residence | ||||
| Biharwe | 19 (6.42) | 1 | 18 (6.1) | 1 |
| Gatanga | 23 (4.85) | 0.743 (0.398–1.390), 0.353 | 33 (6.9) | 1.156 (0.638–2.092), 0.633 |
| Gikundamvura | 38 (10.30) | 1.674 (0.943–2.969), 0.078 | 33 (8.9) | 1.503 (0.829–2.728), 0.180 |
| Kindama | 23 (5.46) | 0.843 (0.450–1.577), 0.592 | 26 (6.2) | 1.011 (0.544–1.881), 0.971 |
| Ruhuha | 7 (2.22) | 0.330 (0.137–0.798), 0.014 | 22 (6.9) | 1.152 (0.605–2.193), 0.667 |
P values for categorical variables were based on the χ2 test
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval