Table 7.
Associated risk factors with malaria among malaria-infected patients, 2020 (n = 168).
| Risk factors | n (%) | COR∗ | AOR∗∗ | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 99 (58.9) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 69 (41.1) | 2.844 (1.002-8.077) | 0.352 (0.024-0.998) | 0.050 | |
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| Age | Under 5 | 20 (11.9) | 0.632 (0.161-1.388) | 0.087 (0.010-0.797) | 0.031 |
| 5-14 | 30 (17.9) | 0.847 (0.203-2.324) | 0.223 (0.014-1.070) | 0.048 | |
| 15-30 | 74 (44) | 0.709 (0.242-2.365) | 0.117 (0.015-0.942) | 0.044 | |
| 31-49 | 29 (17.3) | 0.879 (0.223-2.254) | 0.187 (0.021-1.669) | 0.033 | |
| >49 | 15 (8.9) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Educ. status | Illiterate | 74 (44) | 0.283 (0.023-3.425) | 3.538 (0.292-12.890) | 0.321 |
| Primary school | 56 (33.3) | 2.438 (0.491-12.105) | 0.410 (0.083-2.037) | 0.276 | |
| Secondary school | 23 (13.7) | 1.135 (0.224-5.738) | 0.881 (0.174-4.455) | 0.878 | |
| College and above | 15 (9) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Residence | Rural | 144 (85.7) | 0.279 (0.084-2.0.919) | 3.588 (0.088-11.839) | 0.036 |
| Urban | 24(14.3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Bed net utilization | Yes | 45 (26.8) | 5.800 (1.657-20.302) | 0.172 (0.049-0.604) | 0.006 |
| No | 123 (73.2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Living around stagnant water | Yes | 108 (64.3) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 60 (35.7) | 6.176 (1.603-23.796) | 0.162 (0.042-0.624) | 0.008 | |
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| Application of IRS | Yes | 34 (20.2) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 134 (79.8) | 0.195 (0.041-0.919) | 5.130 (1.088-24.176) | 0.039 | |
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| Wearing of protective cloth during night | Yes | 10 (6) | 4.408 (1.024-18.973) | 0.227 (0.053-0.976) | 0.046 |
| No | 158 (94) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
∗Crude odd ratio; ∗∗adjusted odd ratio.