Table 2 Association between infection with Plasmodium falciparum in children and factors related to malaria and demographics
Effect of | Level | Number of 2–14 year-olds | Infection Prevalence (%) | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | p-value | Adjusted Odds Ratio [95% CI]# | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median time since IRS for houses in cluster | 3 months | 1483 | 18.4 | 1.29* [1.00, 1.66] | 0.052 | 1.44* [1.15, 1.81] | 0.0026 |
4 months | 1921 | 21 | |||||
5 months | 505 | 28.1 | |||||
Child slept under net last night | no | 2882 | 21.3 | 1 | 0.006 | 1 | 0.0021 |
yes | 791 | 15 | 0.66 [0.49, 0.88] | 0.68 [0.54, 0.86] | |||
Age of child | 2 - 4 yrs | 1205 | 17.2 | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | <0.001 |
5 - 7 yrs | 1004 | 19.8 | 1.18 [0.97, 1.43] | 1.18 [0.96, 1.47] | |||
8 - 11 yrs | 800 | 20.9 | 1.26 [1.00, 1.59] | 1.23 [0.94, 1.60] | |||
12 - 14 yrs | 900 | 27.1 | 1.77 [1.49, 2.10] | 1.87 [1.49, 2.35] | |||
Child spent time outside last night | no | 3589 | 21.1 | 1 | 0.63 | ||
yes | 153 | 19 | 0.87 [0.50, 1.54] | ||||
Cluster setting | urban | 2451 | 19.3 | 1 | 0.34 | ||
rural | 1458 | 23.7 | 0.77 [0.44, 1.34] | ||||
SES quintile of household | 1 | 545 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.023 | 1 | 0.0074 |
2 | 684 | 26.3 | 1.25 [0.88, 1.77] | 0.99 [0.69, 1.42] | |||
3 | 754 | 21.1 | 0.94 [0.59, 1.51] | 0.79 [0.50, 1.28] | |||
4 | 735 | 22.5 | 1.01 [0.54, 1.88] | 0.82 [0.46, 1.46] | |||
5 | 853 | 15.1 | 0.62 [0.40, 0.97] | 0.49 [0.32, 0.74] | |||
SCR of sentinel site | Lowest quartile | 1034 | 11.8 | 1 | 0.0009 | 1 | 0.0004 |
2nd quartile | 1260 | 23.1 | 2.24 [1.10, 4.57] | 3.03 [1.81, 5.06] | |||
3rd quartile | 981 | 20.3 | 1.90 [1.13, 3.21] | 2.86 [1.88, 4.36] | |||
Highest quartile | 634 | 32.7 | 3.62 [1.99, 6.57] | 2.80 1.75, 4.49] |