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Table 4 The distributions of some selected sociodemographic, health service and environmental risk factor univariate analysis for malaria, Jimma town, 2010

From: Urban malaria and associated risk factors in Jimma town, south-west Ethiopia

Variables

Microscopically confirmed malaria

cases in the study subjects (N = 42)

 

N (%)

n(%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

P.value

Education status of HH

    

   Non educated

80 (27.5)

13(16.3)

0.82(0.403,1.673)

0.587

   Formal education

211(72.5)

29(13.7)

  

Family size

    

   1-5

218(74.9)

31(14.2)

1

0.837

   6-10

69(23.7)

10(14.5)

1.02(0.473,2.209)

0.955

   >10

4(1. 4)

1(25)

2.01(.203,19.953)

0.551

Monthly Income of HH

    

   < 31.25USD

130(44.6)

22(16.9)

3.67(1.051,12.794)

0.042

   31.25-62.5USD

104(35.7)

17(16.3)

3.52(.984,12.568)

0.053

   >62.5USD

57 (19.7)

3(5.3)

1

0.116

Age of study subjects

    

   0-4

73(9.1)

8(11)

5.26(2.001,13.803)

0.000

   5-14

294 (36.6)

24(8.2)

3.81(1.794,8.092)

0.001

   >14

437 (54.3)

10(2.3)

1

0.001

Sex of study subjects

    

   Male

335(41.7)

21(6.3)

1.4(0.769,2.660)

0.256

   Female

468(58.3)

21(4.5)

  

Kebeles of study subjects

    

   Bosa Kito

142(17.7)

10(7)

2.078(0.771,5.598)

0.148

   Bacho Bore

302(36.6)

19(6.3)

1.841(0.759,4.465)

0.177

   Ginjo Guduru

160(19.9)

6(3.8)

1.069(0.352,3.245)

0.907

   Seto Semero

200(28.9)

7(3.5)

1

0.332

Availability of ITNs in the home

    

   No

66(22.7)

8(12.1)

.920(.378,2.239)

0.853

   One ITN

87(29.9)

16(18.4)

1.502(.721,3.132)

0.277

   More than one ITNs

138(47.4)

18(13)

1

0.452

Usage of ITNs in the home

    

   Yes

145 (64.4)

22(15.2)

  

   No

80 (35. 6)

20(25)

13.59(4.966,37.21)

<001

Family members who use ITNs

    

   Whole family

45(31)

1(2.2)

  

   Some family members

100(69)

11(11)

5.44(0.680,43.475)

0.110

Presence of stagnant water

    

   Yes

167(57.4)

30(18)

2.05(1.00,4.176)

0.047

   No

124(42.6)

12(9.7)

  

Distance stagnant water nearby their home

    

   <1 km

89 (53.3)

25(28.1)

5.70(2.062,15.771)

0.001

   ≥1 km

78(46.7)

5(6.4)

  
  1. Note: N = total number of study participants, n = positive for Plasmodium species