Table 3.
Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infection in Gondar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia, May to June 2019
| Variables | Malaria | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Neg | Total | COR | AOR | |||
| Sex | Male | 14 | 103 | 117 | 1.002 (0.46–2.15) | 0.59 (0.21–1.64) | 0.312 |
| Female | 16 | 118 | 134 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Age group (years) | <5 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 2.73 (0.60–12.35) | 2.30 (0.38–13.69) | 0.357 |
| 5–14 | 7 | 74 | 81 | 1.45 (0.37–5.89) | 2.58 (0.50–13.13) | 0.252 | |
| 15–29 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.01 (1.04–15.38) | 6.36 (1.30–30.97) | 0.022 | |
| 30 and above | 7 | 77 | 84 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Family size | ≤5 | 8 | 73 | 81 | 1 | 1 | |
| >5 | 22 | 148 | 170 | 1.35 (0.57–3.19) | 1.39 (0.44–4.34) | 0.56 | |
| Previous history of malaria | Yes | 26 | 131 | 157 | 5.08 (1.71–15.05) | 3.69 (1.06–12.78) | 0.039 |
| No | 4 | 90 | 94 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ITN usage | Daily | 5 | 166 | 171 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sometimes | 4 | 27 | 31 | 4.91 (1.24–19.47) | 5.12 (1.25–20.82) | 0.023 | |
| Never | 21 | 28 | 49 | 24.9 (8.67–71.46) | 24.8 (8.26–74.56) | 0.001 | |
| IRS coverage | Within a year | 9 | 105 | 114 | 1 | 1 | |
| More than a year | 21 | 116 | 137 | 0.47 (0.20–1.08) | 0.38 (0.14–1.02) | 0.056 | |
Abbreviations: Pos, positive; Neg, negative; OR, odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.