Table 3.
Logistic regression model comparing P. falciparum prevalence in children aged 6–59 months in impacted vs. non-impacted comparison communities with inclusion of secondary predictors, Trident project, Zambia (2011, 2015 and 2019).
| OR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Community is impacted by the project | 0.68 (0.49–0.94) | 0.021 |
| Community has local health facility | 0.69 (0.45–1.07) | 0.097 |
| Household in area for >10 years | 1.21 (0.86–1.71) | 0.264 |
| Household has been resettled | 0.61 (0.34–1.10) | 0.101 |
| Household has solid housing structures | 0.93 (0.57–1.51) | 0.764 |
| Household wealth index | ||
| Lowest | 3.99 (1.07–14.94) | 0.040 |
| Second | 2.05 (0.75–5.58) | 0.160 |
| Middle | 2.21 (1.00–4.92) | 0.051 |
| Forth | 1.79 (0.85–3.80) | 0.128 |
| Highest | 1.00 (reference population) | |
| Household sprayed with insecticide in the 12 months preceding the survey | 1.06 (0.73–1.54) | 0.763 |
| Household received “malaria seek and treat” intervention | 1.14 (0.82–1.58) | 0.432 |
| Household with at least one member employed | 0.99 (0.63–1.57) | 0.975 |
| Mother’s educational level | ||
| No education or some primary | 2.67 (1.31–5.43) | 0.007 |
| Primary schooling | 1.89 (0.93–3.81) | 0.077 |
| Secondary schooling or higher | 1.00 (reference population) | |
| Mother has consistent knowledge on malariatransmission 1 | 0.82 (0.69–1.12) | 0.205 |
| Child slept under bednet the night preceding the survey | 0.67 (0.57–1.04) | 0.083 |
CI, confidence intervals; n/a, not applicable; OR, odds ratio. 1 Knowing that being bitten by mosquitoes is the only true mode of malaria transmission [19].