Table 3.

Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis of Associated Risk Factors for Malaria Among Children Visiting Health Institutions at South Gonder Zone From April to September, 2020.

Associated factors	Malaria status		COR (CI)	AOR (CI)	P Value
	Positive (%)	Negative (%)
Sex*
Male	38 (16.5)	192 (83.5)	0.722 (0.416-1.253)
Female	24 (11.6)	168 (88.4)	1
Age in years
≤5	38 (18.4)	169 (81.6)	0.426 (0.197-0.919)	0.279 (0.124-0.624)	.002
6-10	15 (13.4)	97 (86.6)	0.619 (0.619-1.483)	0.515 (0.210-1.266)	.148
11-15	9 (8.7)	35 (91.3)	1
Residence*
Rural	29 (12.8)	198 (87.2)	0.719 (0.719-1.234)
Urban	33 (17.0)	162 (83.0)	1
History of malaria
Yes	11 (7.5)	136 (92.5)	2.815 (1.418-5.587)	2.074 (1.103-4.245)	.046
No	51 (18.5)	224 (81.5)	1
Presence of stagnant water around residency
Yes	13 (8.2)	145 (91.8)	2.542 (1.331-4.853)	2.248 (1.143-4.419)	.019
No	49 (18.5)	215 (81.5)	1
ITN utilization
Yes	48 (19.3)	201 (82.7)	1
No	14 (8)	159 (92)	2.712 (1.4441-5.095)	2.296 (1.166-4.523)	.016
Presence of hole in the house
Yes	14 (8.5)	149 (91.5)	1.288 (1.288-4.551)	1.946 (0.989-3.829)	.054
No	48 (11.4)	211 (88.6)	1
Presence of man-made or natural dam around residency*
Yes	5 (39.5)	33 (60.5)	1.150 (0.431-3.071)
No	57 (15)	327 (85.0)	1
Number of windows in the house
1	8 (7.5)	99 (92.5)	1
2	25 (15.3)	138 (84.7)	0.446 (0.193-1.030)	0.463 (0.193-1.110)	.084
≥3	29 (19.1)	123 (80.9)	0.343 (0.150-0.783)	0.450 (0.019-1.066)	.070
House structure
Mud	55 (13.9)	341 (86.1)	2.284 (0.17-5.687)	2.327 (0.878-6.166)	.089
Cement	7 (27.0)	19 (73.0)	1

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ITN, insecticide-treated bed nets.

^*Variables whose P-values are >.2 and were not adjusted to multivariate logistic regression.