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Table 3 Population Attributable Fraction of positive rapid test result for malaria associated with environmental risk factors

From: The role of age, ethnicity and environmental factors in modulating malaria risk in Rajasthali, Bangladesh

Covariates

Population Attributable fraction

95% CI

Tribe

Tripura (reference)

  

Bengali

14.5%

-0.6% - 27.3%

Marma

23.8%

1.1% -41.2%

Other

7.3%

-4.6% - 17.8%

Altitude (meter)

≤ 50 (Reference)

  

51 - 100

11.2%

-1.9% - 22.6%

> 100

9.3%

3.4% - 14.3%

Household density

1 - 200 (Reference)

  

201 - 500

6.5%

-2.7% - 14.9%

501 - 1000

4.4%

0.2% - 8.3%

> 1000

19.9%

8.6% -29.9%

Forest density

1st Tertile (n = 466) (Reference)

  

2nd Tertile (n = 467)

17.6%

7.8% - 26.3%

3rd Tertile (n = 467)

47.7%

36.1% - 57.2%

  1. *estimated using the adjusted odds ratio