From: Asymptomatic and sub-microscopic malaria infection in Kayah State, eastern Myanmar
Characteristics | Total | PCR | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value* |
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Positive (%) | ||||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 264 | 10 (3.8) | 8.67 (1.10–68.19) | 0.014** |
 Female | 221 | 1 (0.5) | 1 | |
Age (years) | ||||
 >20 | 411 | 10 (2.4) | 1.82 (0.23–14.44) | 0.565 |
 ≤20 | 74 | 1 (1.4) | 1 | |
Education | ||||
 Up to primary school | 194 | 5 (2.6) | 1.26 (0.38–4.18) | 0.709 |
 Middle school and above | 291 | 6 (2.1) | 1 | |
Occupation | ||||
 Forest-related | 239 | 10 (4.2) | 10.69 (1.36–84.24) | 0.005** |
 Non-forest-related | 246 | 1 (0.4) | 1 | |
Family size | ||||
 Less than 3 people | 108 | 3 (2.8) | 1.32 (0.34–5.06) | 0.687 |
 3 people or more | 377 | 8 (2.1) | 1 | |
Use of bed net | ||||
 Yes | 481 | 11 (2.3) | – | 0.76 |
 No | 4 | 0 (0) | ||
Type of bed nets (n = 481) | ||||
 Ordinary bed nets | 395 | 9 (2.3) | 1.21 (0.26–5.53) | 0.979 |
 Insecticide-treated bed nets | 86 | 2 (2.3) | 1 |