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Table 1 Estimates and odds ratios of socio-economic, demographic and geographic factors on RDT

From: Prevalence and risk factors of malaria in Ethiopia

 

Estimate

OR

95% CI

P -value

   

Lower

Upper

 

Intercept

−3.030

0.048

0.016

0.125

0.001

Age

−0.031

0.970

0.319

2.505

0.0001

Sex (ref. male)

     

 Female

−1.820

0.162

0.053

0.418

<.0001

Family size

0.049

1.057

1.014

1.124

<.0001

Region (ref. SNNP)

     

 Amhara

−0.099

0.906

0.178

0.183

0.521

 Oromiya

−0.184

0.832

0.238

8.581

0.183

Toilet facility (Ref. No facility)

  

 Pit latrine

−0.3213

0.725

2.575

2.147

<.0001

 Toilet with flush

−0.5935

0.552

2.632

4.909

<.0001

Main source of drinking water (ref. protected water)

 Tap water

−0.038

0.963

0.316

0.373

<.0001

 Unprotected water

0.717

2.048

0.673

5.289

0.007

Availability of television (ref. no)

  

 Yes

0.304

1.356

0.446

3.500

0.024

Number of rooms/person

−0.473

0.623

0.205

1.610

0.044

Main material of room's wall (ref. cement block)

 Mud block/stick/wood

−2.326

0.098

0.032

0.252

0.048

 Corrugated metal

−0.620

0.538

0.471

0.826

0.001

Main material of room's roof (ref. corrugate)

 Thatch

1.325

3.761

1.236

9.712

<.0001

 Stick and mud

−1.960

0.141

0.046

0.364

<.0001

Main material of room's floor (ref. earth/Local dung plaster)

 Wood

−1.701

0.183

0.149

0.443

<.0001

 Cement

−3.927

0.014

1.014

4.876

0.018

Anti-malarial spraying

     

 No

1.857

6.405

2.105

16.539

0.046

Use of mosquito nets (ref. no)

  

 Yes

−0.095

0.910

0.299

2.349

<.0001

Number of nets/person

−0.782

0.457

0.150

1.181

<.0001