Table 3.
Factors associated with Plasmodium vivax infection by RDT
| RDT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
| OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| ≤5 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 6–20 | 0.80 | 0.50–1.28 | 0.71 | 0.42–1.20 |
| >20 | 0.36** | 0.20–0.68 | 0.29* | 0.15–0.57 |
| Sex—male | 1.64 | 0.99–2.69 | ||
| Camp resident 6 months | 0.14*** | 0.03–0.67 | 0.18*** | 0.05–0.71 |
| Travel 3 months | 1.02 | 0.53–1.94 | ||
| Fever—2 weeks | 6.35* | 3.57–11.31 | 7.03* | 3.47–14.26 |
| Sought malaria treatment | 2.48*** | 1.13–5.47 | ||
| IRS 12 months | 0.41 | 0.10–1.59 | ||
| ITN last night | 0.18** | 0.07–0.47 | 0.14* | 0.05–0.39 |
| Use repellants | 0.30* | 0.17–0.50 | 0.29* | 0.17–0.50 |
| Roof—iron | 0.36** | 0.19–0.68 | ||
| Eaves—closed | 0.54*** | 0.30–0.98 | ||
| Animal ownership | 1.28 | 0.77–2.14 | ||
| SES | ||||
| 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 2 | 0.39*** | 0.16–0.95 | 0.43 | 0.18–1.06 |
| 3 | 0.59 | 0.28–1.25 | 0.62 | 0.26–1.46 |
| 4 | 0.48*** | 0.24–0.97 | 0.55 | 0.28–1.10 |
| 5 | 0.15* | 0.07–0.32 | 0.15* | 0.07–0.32 |
* p < 0.0001, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.05