Table 4 Regression analysis of factors associated with the Annual Parasite Incidence (standardized with annual blood examination rate)
FACTORS | Univariate | Multivariate (R2 = 0.37) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beta coefficient (95% CI) | P value | Beta coefficient (95% CI) | P value | |
Demographics | ||||
Scheduled Tribe (%) | 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) | < 0.0001 | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) | 0.001 |
Literacy (%) | − 0.10 (− 0.13, − 0.08) | < 0.0001 | − 0.09 (− 0.012, − 0.07) | < 0.0001 |
Health infrastructure | ||||
Proportion of vacant position of ASHA worker/000 pop | 10.98 (8.65, 13.30) | < 0.0001 | 5.75 (2.27, 9.24) | 0.001 |
Proportion of vacant position of health worker*/000 pop | 7.73 (6.84, 8.61) | < 0.0001 | 8.95 (7.26, 10.63) | < 0.0001 |
Number of Health Facilities (SC, PHC, CHC, SDH, DH)/sq km | − 3.87 (− 5.22, − 2.51) | < 0.0001 | − 1.46 (− 2.85, − 0.06) | 0.04 |
Geography | ||||
Forest covered (%) | 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) | < 0.0001 | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) | < 0.0001 |
% of Hilly Districts | 0.01 (0.05, 0.01) | < 0.0001 | 0.02 (0.02, 0.03) | < 0.0001 |
Climate | ||||
Annual Rainfall mm | 0.0004 (0.0001, 0.0007) | 0.002 | 0.0005 (0.0003, 0.0008) | < 0.0001 |
Constant | 5.54 (3.88, 7.20) | < 0.0001 | ||