Table 6.

Generalized linear models of time lost due to malaria in economically active patients (≥ 15 years old)

Variable	Univariate				Multivariate
	N	PD mean (SD)	Mean ratio	[95% CI]	Mean ratio	[95% CI]
Delayed diagnosis
No (0–48 h)	26	7.2 (7.4)	Ref		Ref
Yes (> 48 h)	59	12.3 (8.5)	1.7	[1.2;2.4]	1.8	[1.3;2.6]
Diagnosis test
RDT	23	9.4 (7.4)	Ref		Ref
Microscopy	62	11.3 (8.7)	1.2	[0.8;1.7]	1.2	[0.8;1.7]
Malaria species
P. vivax	55	10.2 (8.3)	Ref		Ref
P. falciparum	30	11.8 (8.7)	1.2	[0.8;1.7]	1.2	[0.8;1.6]
Gender
Female	39	11.5 (9.1)	Ref		Ref
Male	46	10.1 (7.8)	0.9	[0.6;1.2]	0.9	[0.6;1.3]
Education level
Primary or higher	76	10.3 (8.0)	Ref		Ref
No education	9	14.3 (11.3)	1.4	[0.8;2.5]	1.6	[1.0;2.8]
Time to the health centre
< 120 min	46	9.5 (7.1)	Ref		Ref
≥ 120 min	39	12.3 (9.7)	1.3	[0.9;1.8]	1.2	[0.8;1.7]

PD, person-day; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; SD, standard deviation