Table 4 Univariate and multivariate regression analyses of P. falciparum MOI
| Â | Univariate Effect | Multivariate Model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Beta | +/- 95%CI | p | Beta | +/- 95%CI | p |
District | 0.663 | 0.325 | < 0.001 | 2.257 | 0.981 | < 0.001 |
Village* | - | - | 0.086 | - | - | - |
Gender | -0.190 | 0.335 | 0.266 | - | - | - |
Age (years) | -0.022 | 0.012 | < 0.001 | - | - | - |
Age Group* | - | - | 0.010 | - | - | - |
Child/Adult Group | -0.700 | 0.372 | < 0.001 | 0.797 | 0.449 | 0.318 |
Fever (Temperature = >37.5°C) | -0.046 | 0.484 | 0.853 | - | - | - |
Hb concentration (g/dl) | -0.130 | 0.086 | 0.003 | - | - | - |
Anaemia (Hb concentration < = 8 g/dl) | 0.638 | 0.615 | 0.042 | - | - | - |
Treated | 0.064 | 0.365 | 0.731 | - | - | - |
Log10 parasite density | -0.142 | 0.315 | 0.373 | - | - | - |
Log10 parasite density estimate including diagnostic PCR data | 0.016 | 0.152 | 0.836 | - | - | - |
Number of species detected by PCR | 0.412 | 0.248 | 0.001 | - | - | - |
Religion* | - | - | 0.009 | - | - | - |
Fever in last 2 weeks | -0.242 | 0.347 | 0.170 | - | - | - |
Anti-malarial taken in last 2 weeks | -0.509 | 0.790 | 0.206 | - | - | - |
Painkiller taken in last 2 weeks | 0.100 | 0.410 | 0.633 | - | - | - |
Sleep regularly under bednet | -0.964 | 1.020 | 0.064 | - | - | - |
Interaction of District and Child/Adult Group | - | - | - | 0.338 | 0.394 | 0.006 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Model Adjusted R2 = 0.111 | ||