Table 3 Predictors for anaemia and malaria in children under 10 years from Nchelenge District, 2012, Zambia
Risk factors for anaemia | Class | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria | + | 2.11(1.56-2.85) | 1.64 (1.20-2.24)† | <0.0001 |
-- | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Age-group | > 12 m | 0.80 (0.42-1.53 | 1.22 (0.03-44.32) | 0.81 |
12-23 m | 0.10 (0.57-1.65) | 3.45 (0.50-23.94) | 0.40 | |
24-59 m | 0.80 (0.56-1.14) | 1.83 (0.58-5.79) | 0.91 | |
5- < 7 yrs | 0.80 (0.54-1.19) | 1.93 (0.38-0.89) | 0.87 | |
7- < 10 yrs | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | |
Gender | Males | 1.11 (0.83-1.49) | 0.52 (0.19-1.40) | |
Females | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.46 | |
Parasite density | >2000 | 1.20 (0.68-2.10) | 1.30 (0.07-22.74) | 0.86 |
≤2000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | |
Risk factors for malaria infection | ||||
Age-group | > 12 m | 1.00 | 1.00 | - |
12-23 m | 1.36 (0.57-3.26) | 1.13 (0.17-7.58) | 0.90 | |
24-59 m | 1.42 (0.67-3.04) | 4.23 (0.90-19.98) | 0.06 | |
5- < 7 yrs | 1.29 (0.58-2.87) | 6.00 (1.22-29.51) | 0.03 | |
7- < 10 yrs | 1.58 (0.75-3.34) | 2.94 (0.62-13.86) | 0.17 | |
Female | Males | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Females | 1.13 (0.82-1.54) | 1.33 (0.73-2.42)‡ | 0.36 | |
Mother education | Primary | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Secondary | 0.89 (0.51-1.67) | 1.29 (0.53-3.13)‡ | 0.59 | |
Tertiary | 0.83 (0.17-4.17) | 0 | 0.97 | |
Indoor residual spraying | Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
No | 0.80 (0.49-1.29) | 0.81 (0.38-1.75)‡ | 0.59 | |
Bed net use | Yes | 1.00 | ||
No | 1.48 (0.67-3.26) | 1.70 (0.73-3.95)‡ | 0.22 | |