Table 5.

Binary and Multivariate Logistic Regression for Determinants Factors of Malaria Infection Among Children under 5 years, in AZW District, South Ethiopia, 2017

Variables		Positive n, (%)	Negative n, (%)	COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)	P value
Mosquitoes breeding site in residents	Yes	50 (38.2)	81 (61.8)	8.18 (3.85–16.71)*	8.19 (3.62–18.5)*	0.0001
	No	10 (7.1)	130 (92.9)	1
Nearby to health facilities	Yes	57 (21.8)	204 (78.2)	1	0.79 (0.132–4.79)	0.8
	No	3 (30.0)	7 (70.0)	0.5 (0.384–6.21)
Distance from health center, hours	<1hr	41 (21.2)	152 (78.8)	1	1.22 (0.53–2.776)	0.5
	>1hr	19 (24.9)	78 (75.6)	0.5 (0.64–2.233)
Availability of ITN	Yes	48 (20.4)	187 (79,6)	0.8 (0.909–4.174) *	1.248 (0.177–8.97)	0.8
	No	12 (33.3)	24 (66.7)	1
<5 children sleeping under ITN	Yes	10 (6.7)	139 (93.3)	1	9.65 (4.623–20.15)*	0.0001
	No	50 (41.0)	72(59.0)	9.6 (4.62–20.16)*
Number of beds suitable for ITN hanging	2	14 (17.7)	65 (82.3)	1	0.66 (0.312–1.401)	0.2
	1	41 (22.5)	142 (77.6)	0.3 (1.381–2.93)
	0	5 (55.6)	4 (44.4)	0.01 (1.381–24.398)*

Note: * indicates P<0.05  statistically significant.