Table 5.
Age-cohort regression for determinants of malaria infection among children under-five
| 6–24 months Odds ratio |
25–36 months Odds ratio |
37–59 months Odds ratio |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| ITN (Specification 3) | 0.932 (−0.37) | 1.094 (0.39) | 1.062 (0.34) |
| IRS (Specification 3) | 0.313c (−4.24) | 0.419b (−2.41) | 0.279c (− 4.66) |
| Both ITN and IRS (Specification 3) | 0.402c (− 2.93) | 0.291c (− 2.75) | 0.263c (− 4.42) |
| Individual attributes (I) | |||
| Female | 0.963 (−0.23) | 1.037 (0.18) | 0.982 (−0.13) |
| Child weight | 1.213c (4.01) | 1.025 (0.38) | 0.909b (−2.53) |
| Environmental factors (E) | |||
| Rural | 1.539b (2.04) | 1.925b (2.50) | 1.896c (3.21) |
| Hhsize | 1.056b (1.99) | 1.180c (3.47) | 1.047 (1.43) |
| Wealth index (Base = Poorest) | |||
| Poorer | 1.221 (0.93) | 1.217 (0.70) | 0.924 (−0.37) |
| Middle | 0.721 (−1.27) | 0.869 (− 0.41) | 0.483c (−2.85) |
| Richer | 0.293c (−3.19) | 0.193c (−3.23) | 0.214c (−4.55) |
| Richest | 0.041c (−4.10) | 0.272b (− 2.4) | 0.188c (− 3.72) |
| Mother’s education (Base = no education) | |||
| Primary | 0.856 (−0.59) | 0.821 (− 0.57) | 0.739 (−1.07) |
| Secondary and above | 0.768 (−1.07) | 0.931 (−0.24) | 0.611b (−2.05) |
| Father’s education (Base = no education) | |||
| Primary | 0.724 (−1.23) | 0.799 (−0.64) | 0.639a (− 1.69) |
| Secondary and above | 0.666 a (−1.66) | 0.876 (− 0.37) | 0.605b (− 2.03) |
| Malaria preventives measures (MP) | |||
| Protection (Base = Not protected) | |||
| IRS alone | 0.389c (−3.88) | 0.486b (− 2.20) | 0.374c (−4.13) |
| ITNaprim_edu | 1.115 (0.31) | 2.501a (1.84) | 1.646 (1.49) |
| ITNasec_edu | 0.621 (−0.94) | 0.291b (−2.20) | 0.634 (−1.10) |
| BCC strategies | |||
| TV | 0.692a (−1.88) | 0.505c (−2.86) | 0.869 (−0.78) |
| Radio | 1.134 (0.67) | 0.779 (−1.04) | 1.013 (0.07) |
| Newspaperaprim_edu | 5.240b (2.54) | 0.085c (−2.79) | 2.482 (1.56) |
| Newspaperasec_edu | 0.09c (−2.73) | 5.752 (1.51) | 0.129b (−2.57) |
| Constant | 0.066c (−2.73) | 0.185 (−1.59) | 2.361 (1.09) |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.179 | 0.238 | 0.195 |
| Prob > chi2 | 130.15c | 121.88c | 186.83c |
| N | 906 | 563 | 991 |
Source: Author’s own computation from GDHS 2014 data
T-statistics are in parentheses
a, b, c Significant at 10, 5 and 1%, respectively
Bolded variables are statistically significant