Table 3.
Recent overnight travel out of Kampala and the risk of malaria
| Risk factor | Proportion testing positive for malaria, n/N (%) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 75/329 (22.8) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Male | 87/238 (36.6) | 1.95 (1.33–2.87) | 0.001 | 2.0 (1.02–3.91) | 0.04 |
| Place of residence within Kampala | |||||
| Kampala central | 11/48 (22.9) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Kawempe division | 15/36 (41.7) | 2.40 (0.94–6.15) | 0.07 | 3.12 (0.64–15.2) | 0.16 |
| Makindye division | 20/61 (32.8) | 1.43 (0.61–3.38) | 0.41 | 2.14 (0.47–9.81) | 0.33 |
| Nakawa division | 114/409 (27.9) | 1.23 (0.61–2.47) | 0.57 | 1.59 (0.51–4.93) | 0.42 |
| Rubaga division | 2/13 (15.4) | 0.59 (0.11–3.06) | 0.53 | 0.46 (0.03–6.26) | 0.56 |
| Recent overnight travel out of Kampala | |||||
| No history of travel within 60 days | 35/409 (8.6) | Reference | Reference | ||
| History of travel within 60 days | 127/158 (80.4) | 55.4 (22.6–135.8) | < 0.001 | 58.9 (23.1–150.1) | < 0.001 |