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. 2017 Dec 29;12(12):e0189712. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189712

Table 7. Statistically significant findings from domain-specific and combined multivariate regression model of prevalent agents detected.

Domain Variables Categories Domain Adj. OR (95% CI) P-value Multivariate Adj. OR (95% CI) P-value
PLASMODIUM (Tested: 842; Positive: 399)
Socio-Demographic Age 15+yrs 7.2 (3.2–16.3) < .001* 5.7 (2.4–13.6) < .001*
5-14yrs 3.7 (1.6–8.7) 0.254
1<5yrs Ref Ref
Clinical Temperature Severe 1.7 (1.2–2.4) <0.001* 1.8 (1.3–2.7) 0.002*
Moderate 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.107
Mild Ref Ref
Respiratory Illness Yes 0.4 (0.3–0.6) < .001* 0.4 (0.3–0.6) <0.001*
No Ref Ref
Abdominal Pain Yes 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.023* 0.7 (0.4–0.9) 0.03*
No Ref Ref
Admission status Yes 2.1 (1.5–2.9) < .001* 2.1 (1.5–2.9) <0.001*
No Ref Ref
ENTEROVIRUS (Tested: 385; Positive: 57)
Socio-Demographic Age 15+yrs 0.1 (0.0–0.2) <0.001* 0.1 (0.03–0.2) <0.001*
5-14yrs 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 0.133
1<5yrs Ref Ref
Gender Female 0.4 (0.2–0.9) 0.015* 0.5 (0.2–0.9) 0.02*
Male Ref Ref
INFLUENZA A (Tested: 385; Positive: 91)

Socio-Demographic
Age 15+yrs 9.7(3.9–24.2) <0.001* 7.5 (1.3–24.4) 0.0004*
5-14yrs 2.0 (0.8–5.4) 0.151
1<5yrs Ref Ref
Occupation
Estate employee- field laborer 0.4 (0.2–1.0) 0.037* 0.4 (0.2–0.9) 0.002*
Estate employee- non-field laborer 1.4 (0.6–3.3) 0.386
Non-Estate employee Ref Ref

Clinical
Cough (non productive) Yes 6.0 (3.0–12.2) < .0001* 6.7 (3.0–14.7) <0.001*
No Ref Ref
GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS (Tested: 385; Positive: 46)

Clinical
Sore throat Yes 3.1 (1.4–6.6) 0.004* 3.6 (1.8–7.3) <0.001*
No Ref Ref
Chest pain
Yes 0.2 (0.1–0.8) 0.017* 0.2 (0.1–0.5) 0.001*
No Ref Ref
HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE (Tested: 385; Positive: 258)

Socio-Demographic
Age 15+yrs 0.2 (0.1–0.4) < .001* 0.3 (0.1–0.6) <0.001*
5-14yrs 2.7 (1.3–5.9) 0.011* 2.8 (1.3–6.3) <0.001*
1<5yrs Ref Ref
Residence Status Yes 3.8 (1.0–14.4) 0.046* 0.1 (0.02–0.5) 0.006*
No Ref Ref
MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS (Tested: 385; Positive: 152)

Socio-Demographic
Age 15+yrs 0.1 (0.1–0.2) < .001* 0.1 (0.05–0.2) < .001*
5-14yrs 0.5 (0.3–0.9) 0.028* 0.5 (0.3–0.9) .04*
1<5yrs Ref Ref
Occupation
Estate employee- field laborer 8.5 (1.7–42.4) <0.001* 7.4 (1.6–35.4) 0.007*
Estate employee- non-field laborer 3.1 (0.6–16.4) 0.180
Non-Estate employee Ref Ref
PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA (Tested: 385; Positive: 137)

Clinical
Cough (non productive)
Yes 0.4 (0.2–0.7) 0.009* 0.4 (0.3–0.9) <0.001*
No Ref Ref
Chest pain
Yes 1.9 (1.1–3.3) 0.015* 1.9 (1.1–3.3) 0.016*
No Ref Ref
HUMAN RHINOVIRUS (Tested: 385; Positive: 98)

Socio-Demographic
Age 15+yrs 0.4 (0.2–0.8) .006* 0.5 (0.2–0.9) 0.017*
5-14yrs 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 0.720
1<5yrs Ref Ref
STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (Tested: 385; Positive: 141)

Socio-Demographic
Age 15+yrs 2.1 (1.1–3.9) .0268* 2.1 (1.1–3.9) 0.548
5-14yrs 3.3 (1.8–6.3) <0.001* 3.3 (1.8–6.2) <0.001*
1<5yrs Ref Ref
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE (Tested: 385; Positive: 213)

Socio-Demographic
Age 15+yrs 0.2 (0.1–0.4) < .001* 0.3 (0.1–0.6) <0.001*
5-14yrs 2.7 (1.3–5.9) 0.011* 2.8 (1.3–6.3) <0.001*
1<5yrs Ref Ref
Occupation
Estate employee- field laborer 2.8 (1.2–6.7) 0.021* 3.0 (1.3–7.1) 0.002*
Estate employee- non-field laborer 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 0.947
Non-Estate employee Ref Ref

*Statistically significant p-vlaues