Table 5.

Risk factors associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence

Determinants	Category	Infection n (%)	Odd ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Landscape zones	Highland plateau	25 (9.0)	1
	Lakeshore	65 (21.7)	3.08 (1.81, 5.26)	< 0.0001
	Hillside	40 (14.0)	1.78 (1.00, 3.17)	0.05
Age group	≥ 15 years	57 (12.1)	1
	0–4 years	14 (12.1)	0.95 (0.50, 1.82)	0.871
	5–14 years	59 (21.5)	1.92 (1.26, 2.92)	0.002
Gender	Male	56 (16.9)	1
	Female	74 (14.0)	0.90 (0.60, 1.34)	0.597
Bed net usage	Use net	123 (14.8)	1
	No net	7 (23.3)	2.84 (1.14, 7.09)	0.025
Wall type	Mud and wood	94 (17.1)	1
	Brick and block	19 (10.0)	0.58 (0.34, 0.98)	0.040
	Mud and cement	17 (12.9)	0.72 (0.41, 1.25)	0.244
Seasonality	Dry	61 (12.8)	1
	Wet	69 (17.8)	1.47 (1.01, 2.13)	0.044

Dependent variable: RT-PCR results