Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses to show the relationship between characteristics of children hospitalised for malaria and the outcome of interest
| Characteristic | Death, n = 176 | Univariate Logistic regression | Multivariate Logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Adj. OR (95% CI) | p-Value | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 74 (42.1%) | 1.07 (0.79–1.46) | 0,651 | 1.09 (0.79–1.51) | 0.574 |
| Female | 102 (57.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Age group | |||||
| 1-5 years | 110 (62.5%) | 0.50 (0.17–1.45) | 0.122¥ | Variable not used in multivariate regression | |
| 6-10 years | 44 (25.0%) | 0.48 (0.17–1.28) | |||
| 11-15 years | 17 (9.7%) | 0.38 (0.14–0.98) | |||
| > 15 years | 5 (2.8%) | 1 | |||
| Year of admission | |||||
| 2018 | 33 (19.5%) | 0.77 (0.49–1.22) | 0.503¥ | Variable not used in multivariate regression | |
| 2017 | 47 (27.8%) | 0.91 (0.60–1.39) | |||
| 2016 | 42 (24.9%) | 1.10 (0.72–1.69) | |||
| 2015 | 47 (27.8%) | 1 | |||
| Season of year | |||||
| Wet | 99 (66.0%) | 1.12 (0.79–1.59) | 0,512 | Variable not used in multivariate regression | |
| Dry | 51 (34.0%) | 1 | |||
| Co-Morbidities | |||||
| Yes | 123 (69.9%) | 1.29 (0.93–1.79) | 0,132 | 1.14 (0.81–1.62) | 0.446 |
| No | 53 (30.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| HIV Status | |||||
| Positive | 1 (0.6%) | 0.72 (0.96–5.33) | 0,745 | 1.00 (0.13–7.61) | 0.996 |
| Negative | 175 (99.4% | 1 | 1 | ||
| Malnutrition | |||||
| Yes | 2 (1.1%) | 0.77 (0.18–3.19) | 0,714 | 1.09 (0.26–4.60) | 0.911 |
| No | 174 (98.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Readmission(s)* | |||||
| Yes | 25 (14.2%) | 4.08 (2.57–6.49) | < 0.001* | 1.33 (0.77–2.29) | 0.309 |
| No | 151 (85.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sicke Cell Disease (SCD)* | |||||
| Yes | 65 (36.9%) | 7.69 (5.49–10.78) | < 0.001* | 9.18 (6.12–13.78) | < 0.001* |
| No | 111 (63.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
¥ pValue reported following Wald’s test
* statistically significant at p < 0.05
OR is the crude Odd’s ration
Adj. OR is the adjusted Odd’s ratio