Table 2.
Asymptomatic malaria, anemia and growth status
| Asymptomatic malaria | Anemia | OR (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No N (%) | Yes N (%) | |||
| Total sample (N = 319) | + | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 5.17 (1.99–13.43)* |
| − | 220 (73.6) | 79 (26.4) | 1.00 | |
| Underweight/not underweight | ||||
| No underweight (n = 196) | + | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 5.00 (1.40 − 17.82)* |
| − | 137 (74.1) | 48 (25.9) | 1.00 | |
| Underweight (n = 123) | + | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 5.35 (1.26–22.74)* |
| − | 83 (72.8) | 31 (27.2) | 1.00 | |
| Stunting/not stunting | ||||
| No stunting | + | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6.38 (1.13–36.08)* |
| – | 134 (76.1) | 42 (23.9) | 1.00 | |
| Stunting | + | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 4.18 (1.31–13.34)* |
| – | 86 (69.9) | 37 (30.1) | 1.00 | |
* p < 0.05