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Table 1 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of P . falciparum infection’s seroprevalence

From: Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infections in the Republic of Djibouti: evaluation of their prevalence and potential determinants

 

N

P

% (95%CI)

RE

cOR (CI95%)

aOR (CI95%)

p-value

Gender

 Male

742

256

34.5 (31.1-38.0)

1

1

0.0008

 Female

1168

346

29.6 (27.0-32.3)

0.78 (0.63-0.96)

0.68 (0.55 - 0.85)

 

Educational level

 No school

1244

448

36.0 (33.3-38.6)

1

1

0.033

 Primary

410

106

25.9 (21.7-30.4)

0.65 (0.50-0.84)

0.66(0.50 - 0.87)

1.6x10-5

 Secondary, high school or University

256

48

18.8 (14.2-24.1)

0.45 (0.32-0.64)

0.45 (0.31 - 0.64)

 

Staying in a malaria endemic country more than one year

Yes

167

70

41.9 (34.3-49.8)

1

1

0.0005

No

1743

532

30.5 (28.4-32.7)

0.50 (0.35-0.72)

0.52 (0.36 - 0.75)

 

Having fever during the last month

 Yes

435

175

40.2 (35.6-45.0)

1

1

0.0003

 No

1475

427

28.9 (26.8-31.5)

0.61 (0.47-0.78)

0.63 (0.49 - 0.81)

 

Age (Years)

 [15–40]

1360

401

29.5 (27.1-32.0)

1

1

0.0346

 [40–55]

550

201

36.5 (32.5-40.7)

1.42 (1.14-1.77)

1.28 (1.02 - 1.61)

 

Distance to rivers (Km)

 > 1.5 Km

1279

364

28.5 (26.0-31.0)

1

1

0.0671

 ≤ 1.5 Km

631

238

37.7 (33.9-41.6)

1.48 (0.99-2.21)

1.44 (0.97 - 2.14)

 
  1. N = number; P = seropositivity to P. falciparum; RE = Random effect; cOR = Crude Odd ratio; aOR = Adjusted Odd ratio; CI95% = Confident interval 95%.