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. 2019 Dec 9;17:220. doi: 10.1186/s12916-019-1456-9

Table 1.

Key predictors of infections due to P. falciparum and P. vivax as detected by qPCR in 2013

P. falciparum P. vivax
Observed positive (%; n = 4363) OR CI95 p Observed positive (%; n = 4363) OR CI95 p
Areas of residence
 Ilahita 1–4, 6, 7 4.5 Reference group 6.1 Reference group
 Balanga and Balif 4.6 1.01 0.59–1.72 0.969 6.0 0.98 0.51–1.88 0.946
 Kamanokor and Ilahita 5 12.9 2.29 1.38–3.80 0.001 38.0 9.22 5.55–15.3 < 0.001
 Sunuhu 1 and 2 28.8 7.63 5.34–10.9 < 0.001 45.2 13.7 8.81–21.3 < 0.001
p < 0.0001a p < 0.0001a
Age
 Linear 2.91 1.26–6.70 0.012 1.32 1.16–1.51 < 0.001
 Quadratic 0.88 0.78–0.99 0.032
ADI visit
 Enrolment 18.4 Reference group 23.2 Reference group
 Week 4 8.7 0.40 0.27–0.58 < 0.001 21.4 0.80 0.61–1.05 0.105
 Week 8 8.7 0.39 0.19–0.46 < 0.001 21.3 0.85 0.65–1.11 0.238
 Week 12 7.1 0.30 0.19–0.46 < 0.001 19.1 0.71 0.53–0.96 0.024
 Week 16 8.1 0.34 0.22–0.53 < 0.001 17.8 0.65 0.49–0.88 0.004
 Week 20 9.9 0.47 0.27–0.79 0.004 20.3 0.66 0.45–0.98 0.04
 Week 24 7.6 0.31 0.19–0.52 < 0.001 21.8 0.83 0.59–1.19 0.312
 Week 28 7.2 0.36 0.22–0.60 < 0.001 17.9 0.64 0.43–0.94 0.024
 Week 32 8.8 0.40 0.25–0.65 < 0.001 18.1 0.57 0.40–0.83 0.004
 Week 36 10.8 0.55 0.35–0.85 0.007 18.0 0.53 0.37–0.76 0.001
 Week 40 32.2 3.20 2.15–4.74 < 0.001 22.9 0.82 0.56–1.19 0.298
p < 0.0001a p = 0.0129a
Haemoglobin 0.65 0.57–0.74 < 0.001
Recent antimalarial
 No 11.5 20.3
 Yes 21.3 15.0 0.34 0.17–0.71 0.004
Enlarged spleen
 No 10.8 19.2
 Yes 38.6 54.6 1.66 0.98–2.79 0.059
Febrile illness
 No 10.9 19.7
 Yes 25.0 1.84 1.30–2.62 0.001 29.2
b2 weeks history of febrile illness
 No 11.5 20.0
 Yes 28.6 2.24 0.93–5.38 0.073 38.1 1.84 1.02–3.32 0.042

Multivariate GEE model-based estimates of risk of infection detected at each monthly active case detection visit time-point via backward selection of significant risk factors. OR multivariate adjusted odds ratio, CI95 95% confidence interval, p p value, ADI active detection of infection. aOverall significance level for the variable estimated using Wald chi-square test. bExcluding febrile illness at the time of visit