Table 3. Factors associated with malaria among the study population.
| Variables | Plasmodium parasites | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absent (n = 572) | Present (n = 56) | ||
| Age (years) | <0.0001 | ||
| <20 | 40 (66.7) | 20 (33.3) | |
| 20–30 | 310 (92.8) | 24 (7.2) | |
| >30 | 222 (94.9) | 12 (5.1) | |
| Marital status | <0.0001 | ||
| Single | 146 (83.9) | 28 (16.1) | |
| Married | 426 (93.8) | 28 (6.2) | |
| Educational level | 0.497 | ||
| No formal education | 36 (94.7) | 2 (5.3) | |
| Primary | 72 (87.8) | 10 (12.2) | |
| Secondary | 378 (90.9) | 38 (9.1) | |
| Tertiary | 86 (93.5) | 6 (6.5) | |
| Employment status | 0.584 | ||
| Unemployed | 104 (92.9) | 8 (7.1) | |
| Employed | 468 (90.7) | 48 (9.3) | |
| Home type | 0.263 | ||
| Self-owned house | 278 (89.7) | 32 (10.3) | |
| Compound/shared house | 294 (92.5) | 24 (7.5) | |
| Electricity | 0.073 | ||
| Absent | 42 (84.0) | 8 (16.0) | |
| Present | 530 (91.7) | 48 (8.3) | |
| Source of drinking water | 0.029 | ||
| Purified water | 298 (89.8) | 34 (10.2) | |
| Tap water | 210 (90.5) | 22 (9.5) | |
| Well water | 64 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Self-reported mosquito exposure | <0.0001 | ||
| Barely | 214 (97.3) | 6 (2.7) | |
| Moderately | 224 (92.6) | 18 (7.4) | |
| Severely | 134 (80.7) | 32 (19.3) | |
| ITN use | 0.002 | ||
| No | 302 (87.8) | 42 (12.2) | |
| Yes | 270 (95.1) | 14 (4.9) | |
| Repellent use | <0.0001 | ||
| No | 134 (83.8) | 26 (16.3) | |
| Yes | 438 (93.6) | 30 (6.4) | |
| Obstetric parameters | |||
| Gestational age | 0.118 | ||
| First trimester | 226 (88.3) | 30 (11.7) | |
| Second trimester | 312 (92.9) | 24 (7.1) | |
| Third trimester | 34 (94.4) | 2 (5.6) | |
| Parity | <0.0001 | ||
| 0 | 162 (83.5) | 32 (16.5) | |
| 1 | 144 (90.0) | 16 (10.0) | |
| 2 | 108 (96.4) | 4 (3.6) | |
| ≥3 | 158 (97.5) | 4 (2.5) | |
ITN: insecticide treated net