Table 2 Results of multivariate regression analysis of the association of fever with malaria when controlled for gender, age, residence, use of insecticide treated nets (ITN) and wealth quintile.
| Â | Fever two weeks included: Odds Ratio (95% CI), p-value | Fever on the day of survey included: Odds Ratio (95% CI), p-value |
|---|---|---|
Fever in the last two weeks | Â | Â |
No | Ref. | - |
Yes | 3.4 (2.6-4.4), <0.001 | - |
Fever on the day of survey | Â | Â |
No | - | Ref. |
Yes | - | 6.2 (4.4-8.7), <0.001 |
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | Ref. | Ref. |
Female | 0.7 (0.6-0.9), 0.013 | 0.7 (0.6-0.9), 0.017 |
* 1 Age | Â | Â |
<1 | Ref. | Ref. |
1-4 | 1.0 (0.5-1.8), 0.935 | 1.1 (0.6-2.1), 0.723 |
5-9 | 1.7 (0.9-3.1), 0.074 | 1.8 (0.9-3.1), 0.054 |
10-19 | 1.4 (0.8-2.7), 0.255 | 1.6 (0.8-2.9), 0.173 |
>19 | 0.6 (0.4-1.2), 0.150 | 0.7 (0.4-1.2), 0.143 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Urban | Ref. | Ref. |
Rural | 1.7 (1.1-2.9), 0.037 | 1.9 (1.1-3.2), 0.022 |
Use of ITN | Â | Â |
No | Ref. | Ref. |
Yes | 1.4 (0.8-2.2), 0.201 | 1.4 (0.8-2.2), 0.221 |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â |
Least Poor | Ref. | Ref. |
Second | 2.2 (1.2-4.1), 0.015 | 2.0 (1.1 -3.8), 0.031 |
Third | 3.0 (1.6-5.7), 0.001 | 2.7 (1.4-5.1), 0.003 |
Fourth | 4.6 (2.3-9.5), <0.001 | 4.0 (1.9-8.5), <0.001 |
Most Poor | 3.4 (1.6-7.5), <0.002 | 2.9 (1.4-6.5), 0.007 |