Table 6.
Factors associated with the report of personal mosquito protection among persons visiting the clinic with symptoms
| Any repellent | Vaporizer | Coil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk ratio (95 % CI) | P | Risk ratio (95 % CI) | P | Risk ratio (95 % CI) | P | |
| Chennai Clinic | ||||||
| At least secondary education | 1.36 (1.13–1.65) | 0.001 | 1.41 (1.09–1.82) | 0.009 | ns | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| None | 0.90 (0.74–1.09) | 0.286 | 0.86 (0.65–1.13) | 0.266 | 0.90 (0.64–1.29) | 0.578 |
| Daily wage/labor | 0.58 (0.37–0.89) | 0.012 | 0.55 (0.31–0.99) | 0.045 | 0.43 (0.19–0.97) | 0.041 |
| Trade (self-employed) | 0.87 (0.68–1.12) | 0.289 | 0.98 (0.71–1.36) | 0.903 | 0.70 (0.43–1.16) | 0.164 |
| Salaried | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Rainy season | ns | 0.76 (0.60–0.95) | 0.019 | ns | ||
| Nadiad Clinic | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| < 5 years | 1.29 (0.75–2.20) | 0.355 | 2.21 (1.12–4.33) | 0.021 | 1.02 (0.56–1.84) | 0.960 |
| 5–9 years | 1.61 (1.16–2.24) | 0.004 | 1.51 (0.87–2.63) | 0.140 | 1.52 (1.16–2.01) | 0.003 |
| 10–17 years | 0.99 (0.71–1.40) | 0.970 | 1.22 (0.74–2.01) | 0.438 | 0.68 (0.45–1.04) | 0.073 |
| > 17 years | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| At least secondary education | 1.33 (1.01–1.73) | 0.039 | 2.03, 1.39–2.98 | < 0.0001 | ns | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| None | 0.76 (0.54–1.07) | 0.112 | 0.68 (0.43–1.09) | 0.107 | ns | |
| Daily wage/labor | 0.59 (0.39–0.90) | 0.013 | 0.20 (0.08–0.51) | 0.001 | ||
| Trade (self-employed) | 0.80 (0.50–1.29) | 0.363 | 0.73 (0.37–1.42) | 0.350 | ||
| Salaried | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Rainy season | 0.43 (0.31–0.61) | < 0.001 | 2.03 (1.39–2.98) | < 0.001 | 0.40 (0.26–0.63) | < 0.001 |
| Raurkela Clinic | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| < 5 years | ns | 1.42 (1.16–1.73) | 0.001 | 0.79 (0.63–0.99) | 0.046 | |
| 5–9 years | 1.32 (1.07–1.61) | 0.008 | 0.91 (0.76–1.11) | 0.355 | ||
| 10–17 years | 1.06 (0.88–1.26) | 0.557 | 1.06 (0.92–1.22) | 0.403 | ||
| > 17 years | Reference | Reference | ||||
| At least secondary education | ns | 1.34 (1.16–1.54) | < 0.001 | ns | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| None | 1.01 (0.95–1.07) | 0.785 | 1.05 (0.90–1.22) | 0.561 | ns | |
| Daily wage/labor | 0.76 (0.63–0.90) | 0.002 | 0.29 (0.15–0.55) | < 0.001 | ||
| Trade (self-employed) | 1.03 (0.92–1.15) | 0.602 | 1.08 (0.82–1.42) | 0.574 | ||
| Salaried | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Malaria history past year | ns | 0.72 (0.53–0.97) | 0.033 | ns | ||
| Rainy season | ns | 0.81 (0.72–0.90) | < 0.001 | 1.19 (1.07–1.32) | 0.002 | |
For tables with univariate analyses see Additional file 1: Tables S6A–C