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

Table 2.

Multivariate predictors of molecularly determined new P. falciparum and P. vivax blood-stage infections in 2013

P. falciparum P. vivax
IR IRR CI95 p IR IRR CI95 p
Areas of residence
Ilahita 1–4, 6,7 1.09 Reference group 0.65 Reference group
Balanga and Balif 1.25 1.22 0.70–2.12 0.485 0.94 1.46 0.81–2.64 0.213
Kamanokor and Ilahita 5 1.82 1.61 0.92–2.80 0.096 4.83 6.66 4.24–10.5 < 0.001
Sunuhu 1 and 2 3.57 3.10 2.08–4.63 < 0.001 5.37 8.16 5.38–12.4 < 0.001
p < 0.0001a p < 0.0001a
Age 1.26 1.13–1.40 < 0.001
ADI visit interval
Enrolment–week 4 1.23 Reference group 3.20 Reference group
Week 4–week 8 0.85 0.58 0.27–1.23 0.153 2.62 0.71 0.52–0.98 0.035
Week 8–week 12 0.22 0.15 0.06–0.38 < 0.001 1.60 0.44 0.30–0.63 < 0.001
Week 12–week 16 0.77 0.50 0.23–1.09 0.081 2.30 0.59 0.43–0.82 < 0.001
Week 16–week 20 1.23 3.20 0.87 0.60–1.25 0.446
Week 20–week 24 2.58 1.99 1.00–3.96 0.049 3.60
Week 24–week 28 1.17 0.83 0.43–1.61 0.583 2.20 0.57 0.41–0.79 < 0.001
Week 28–week 32 1.13 0.84 0.43–1.64 0.602 1.98 0.48 0.34–0.69 < 0.001
Week 32–week 36 1.28 0.89 0.49–1.64 0.719 2.46 0.58 0.42–0.80 < 0.001
Week 36–week 40 7.19 5.55 3.33–9.25 < 0.001 2.26 0.56 0.39–0.79 < 0.001
p < 0.0001a p < 0.0001a
Recent antimalarial useb 8.50 10.4 5.92–18.2 < 0.001 2.79
Febrile illness 2.05 3.02
2 weeks history of febrile illnessc 2.11 2.31
Haemoglobin
≥ 10 g/dL 1.60 2.15
9–9.9 g/dL 1.88 2.48
≤ 9 g/dL 2.06 2.87

Estimates from a multivariate negative binomial regression with GEE model predicting risk of acquiring new species-specific clones for P. falciparum and P. vivax in a 4-week interval when the child was considered at risk. A backward selection approach was used with the best fitting model consisting of the significant associations. IR incidence rate, IRR incidence rate ratio, CI95 95% confidence interval, p p value, g/dL grams/decilitre, ADI active detection of infections. aOverall significance level for the variable estimated using Wald chi-square test. bAntimalarial treatment within 28 days before the start of the interval. cExcluding febrile illness at the time of visit