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. 2018 Oct 26;18:1206. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6123-0

Table 4.

Factors associated with the occurrence of fever: during pregnancy and child during the last 3 months

Multiple logistic regression [Fever in pregnancy] Multiple logistic regression [Fever of child]
AOR 95%CI AOR 95%CI
Stay overnight at farm hut 2.008 1.215 3.321** 3.681 1.943 6.972**
Malaria preventive measures (ref = least active)
 active 0.980 0.518 1.853 0.497 0.234 1.056
 most active 0.736 0.386 1.405 0.292 0.136 0.650**
Vector control measures (ref = least active)
 active 0.888 0.485 1.626 1.297 0.623 2.702
 most active 1.296 0.648 2.594 2.015 0.862 4.711
Age of mother
  < 20 1 1
 20–29 0.854 0.424 1.720 0.954 0.406 2.243
 30–39 0.619 0.258 1.485 0.811 0.278 2.363
Education
 None 1 1
 Primary 1.270 0.698 2.312 1.352 0.657 2.780
 Secondary and above 0.966 0.323 2.894 1.588 0.417 6.051
Wealth quartiles
 Low 1 1
 Lower middle 0.709 0.322 1.560 0.874 0.343 2.233
 Upper middle 0.817 0.366 1.824 0.614 0.225 1.671
 High 0.574 0.229 1.440 0.803 0.272 2.374
Ethnicity
 Khmer 1 1
 Thompoun 1.936 0.684 5.480 4.076 0.920 18.060
 Charay 0.958 0.315 2.909 3.281 0.713 15.090
 Kreung 2.158 0.751 6.199 2.112 0.455 9.809
 Other 1.109 0.396 3.110 2.766 0.636 12.029
Have other children/sibling (Yes) 0.885 0.476 1.646 0.935 0.434 2.016
Age of child
 0–5 1
 6–11 1.456 0.701 3.024
 12–17 1.154 0.512 2.601
 18–23 0.713 0.285 1.783
Gender of child (Female) 1.317 0.725 2.394
Experience of child loss (Yes) 1.923 0.832 4.460
Water treatment (Yes) 1.351 0.772 2.366 0.951 0.484 1.867
Have toilet (Yes) 1.036 0.498 2.157 1.886 0.787 4.518
Own livestock (Yes) 1.445 0.738 2.829 0.939 0.419 2.107

*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01