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Table 2 Factors associated with malaria incidence

From: Increasing incidence of malaria in children despite insecticide-treated bed nets and prompt anti-malarial therapy in Tororo, Uganda

Risk factor

Categories

Relative Risk* (95% CI)

p-value

Season

August-October

1.0 (reference)

-

February-March

1.03 (0.92-1.16)

0.56

November-January

1.28 (1.14-1.43)

<0.001

April-July

1.26 (1.14-1.40)

<0.001

Year

2008

1.0 (reference)

-

2009

1.15 (0.97-1.36)

0.10

2010

1.42 (1.11-1.82)

0.005

2011

1.52 (1.10-2.09)

0.01

Age

10- < 18 months

1.0 (reference)

-

18- < 24 months

1.05 (0.92-1.19)

0.48

24- < 30 months

1.09 (0.91-1.30)

0.34

30- < 36 months

0.97 (0.79-1.19)

0.77

36- < 42 months

0.78 (0.61-1.00)

0.05

42- < 48 months

0.64 (0.48-0.86)

0.003

  1. Note: CI, confidence interval.