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. 2018 Nov 27;15(12):2670. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122670

Table 6.

Univariate and multivariate risk factor analysis by malaria species.

Characteristics % P. vivax P. falciparum
n/N Univariate Multivariate % n/N Univariate Multivariate
OR [95% CI] AOR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] AOR [95% CI]
Gender
Female 46.8 183/391 Ref 9.21 36/391 Ref
Male 45.0 194/431 0.9 [0.7; 1.2] 12.8 55/431 1.5 [0.9; 2.4] 1.5 [0.9; 2.3] °
Age (years)
<5 37.0 54/146 Ref Ref 7.53 11/146 Ref
5–14 50.0 121/242 1.7 [1.1; 2.6] * 1.7 [1.1; 2.6] * 11.6 28/242 1.8 [0.8; 3.9] 1.7 [0.8; 3.7]
15–39 47.8 118/247 1.6 [1.0; 2.4] * 1.2 [0.7; 2.0] 10.9 27/247 1.6 [0.7; 3.5] 1.7 [0.7; 3.9]
≥40 44.9 84/187 1.4 [0.9; 2.1] 0.9 [0.5; 1.7] 13.4 25/187 2.1 [1.0; 4.7] ° 2.2 [0.9; 5.4] °
Main occupation
None or others 43.86 225/513 Ref Ref 10.5 54/513 Ref
Farmer 49.2 152/309 1.3 [1.0; 1.7] ° 1.6 [1.0; 2.4] * 12.0 37/309 1.2 [0.8; 1.9] 0.8 [0.4; 1.6]
Malaria episodes (previous 12 months)
0 45.7 289/633 Ref 11.1 70/633 Ref
≥1 46.5 87/187 1.1 [0.8; 1.5] 11.23 21/187 1.0 [0.6; 1.7]
Travel (previos month)
No 46.3 341/736 Ref 11.1 82/736 Ref
Yes 41.9 36/86 0.9 [0.6; 1.4] 10.5 9/86 0.9 [0.4; 2.1]
Housing structure (number of walls)
0 47.3 53/112 Ref 10.7 12/112 Ref
1–3 46.3 244/527 1.0 [0.6; 1.5] 10.4 55/527 1.0 [0.4; 2.3]
4 44.4 79/178 0.9 [0.5; 1.4] 12.9 23/178 1.4 [0.5; 3.5]
Indoor residual spraying (previous 12 months)
No 35.9 19/53 Ref 13.21 7/53 Ref
Yes 46.5 353/759 1.4 [0.7; 2.5] 10.9 83/759 0.8 [0.3; 2.3]
Electricity available
No 44.3 183/413 Ref 11.1 46/413 Ref
Yes 47.8 193/404 1.0 [0.7; 1.4] 10.9 44/404 0.9 [0.5; 1.6]

* p < 0.05; ° p < 0.1; AOR: adjusted odds ratios; OR: crude odds ratios.