Table 3.

The association between malaria test positivity rates and temperature, humidity, and rainfall in Lower Moshi from 2009 to 2018

Variable	Crude analysis IRR (95% CI)		p-value	Adjusted analysis IRR (95% CI)	p-value
Total monthly rainfall	1.00 (1.00–1.001)		0.464	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	0.217
Average monthly max temp	0.87 (0.81–0.94)		0.001	0.72 (0.58–0.91)	0.005
Average monthly min temp	0.92 (0.82–1.02)		0.115	1.37 (1.05–1.78)	0.019
Average monthly max RH	1.06 (1.01–1.10)		0.009	1.00 (0.92–1.10)	0.918
Average monthly min RH	1.03 (1.01–1.06)		0.007	0.99 (0.95–1.03)	0.583

RH Relative Humidity, IRR incidence rate ratio, CI confidence interval, max maximum, min minimum, temp temperature