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Table 2 Estimates and odds ratios of socio-economic, demographic and geographic factors on RDT for interaction effects

From: Prevalence and risk factors of malaria in Ethiopia

 

Estimate

OR

95% CI

P -value

   

Lower

Upper

 

Main source of drinking water and main material of the room's roof (ref. Protected water & cement block)

Tap water and Mud block/stick/wood

−3.339

0.035

0.007

0.177

<.0001

Tap water and Corrugated metal

−3.377

0.034

0.007

0.184

<.0001

Unprotected water and Mud block/stick/wood

−4.008

0.018

0.003

0.130

<.0001

Unprotected water and Cement block

−1.857

0.156

0.022

1.119

<.0001

Time to collect water and material of room's floor (ref. Less than 30 minutes and earth/local dung plaster)

Greater than 90 minutes and Cement

−0.423

0.655

0.066

1.478

<.0001

Greater than 90 minutes and Wood

−0.721

0.486

0.160

1.478

0.0013

Between 30–40 minutes and Cement

−1.901

0.149

0.049

1.478

<.0001

Between 30–40 minutes and Wood

1.554

4.729

0.821

9.220

<.0001

Between 40–90 minutes and Cement

−0.739

0.933

0.129

1.258

0.0011

Between 40–90 minutes and Wood

0.554

3.769

1.835

7.232

<.0001

Gender and main source of drinking water and main material of the room's roof (ref. Male & protected water)

Female and Tap water

−0.069

0.933

0.624

1.397

0.0972

Female and Unprotected water

1.327

3.769

1.948

7.293

<.0001

Gender and material of room's floor (ref. Male and earth/Local dung plaster)

Female and Cement

−0.372

0.689

0.158

1.254

<.0001

Female and Wood

−4.893

0.008

0.003

0.017

<.0001

Anti-malarial spraying and use of mosquito nets (ref. Yes & no)

No and Yes

0.104

1.110

0.898

1.372

0.0319

Gender, main source of drinking water and electricity (ref. Male, protected water & yes)

Female, tap water and no

0.550

1.734

1.137

2.643

0.0172

Female, unprotected water and no

−1.319

0.267

0.132

0.542

0.0049

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