Table 3 Univariate and multivariate regression analyses of P. malariae MOI
| Â | Univariate Effect | Â | Multivariate Model | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Beta | +/- 95%CI | p | Beta | +/- 95%CI | p |
District | -0.143 | 0.223 | 0.207 | - | - | - |
Village* | - | - | 0.037 | - | - | 0.028 |
Gender | 0.207 | 0.222 | 0.068 | - | - | - |
Age (years) | -0.010 | 0.009 | 0.023 | -0.011 | 0.009 | 0.015 |
Age Group* | - | - | 0.269 | - | - | - |
Child/Adult Group | -0.163 | 0.255 | 0.209 | - | - | - |
Fever (Temperature = >37.5°C) | 0.082 | 0.316 | 0.608 | - | - | - |
Hb concentration (g/dl) | 0.001 | 0.057 | 0.972 | - | - | - |
Anaemia (Hb concentration < = 8 g/dl) | -0.054 | 0.388 | 0.784 | - | - | - |
Treated | 0.126 | 0.239 | 0.299 | - | - | - |
Log10 parasite density | -0.098 | 0.235 | 0.411 | - | - | - |
Log10 parasite density estimate including diagnostic PCR data | 0.079 | 0.111 | 0.165 | - | - | - |
Number of species detected by PCR | 0.156 | 0.228 | 0.181 | - | - | - |
Religion* | - | - | 0.162 | - | - | - |
Fever in last 2 weeks | 0.086 | 0.230 | 0.465 | - | - | - |
Anti-malarial taken in last 2 weeks | -0.291 | 0.804 | 0.477 | - | - | - |
Painkiller taken in last 2 weeks | 0.061 | 0.268 | 0.655 | - | - | - |
Sleep regularly under bednet | 0.118 | 0.804 | 0.773 | - | - | - |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Model Adjusted R2 = 0.070 | ||