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Table 6 Factors associated with malaria parasite prevalence among children aged six to 59 months, The Gambia MIS, 2010/11

From: Does socio-economic status explain the differentials in malaria parasite prevalence? Evidence from The Gambia

Variables

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

 

N

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age group (months)

 

1.0 (0.9;1.050)

0.6

  

06-11

144

1

 

1

0.4

12-23

273

0.6 (0.3;1.2)

0.1

0.7 (0.3;1.2)

0.2

24-35

284

0.7 (0.3;1.6)

0.3

0.7 (0.3;1.7)

0.5

36-47

301

0.9 (0.4;1.9)

0.7

1.0 (0.5;2.2)

0.9

48-59

246

0.6 (0.2;1.3)

0.1

0.6 (0.2;1.4)

0.2

Health regions

     

Western Region

56

1

 

1

0.1

North Bank West Region

104

0.8 (0.2;4.1)

0.8

0.5 (0.1;2.4)

0.4

Central River Region

714

1.5 (0.6;4.0)

0.4

0.6 (0.3;1.4)

0.3

Upper River Region

359

0.6 (0.2;1.9)

0.3

0.4 (0.1;1.0)

0.06

Sex

     

Male

681

1

 

1

0.6

Female

567

0.9 (0.6;1.4)

0.8

0.9 (0.6;1.3)

 

Wealth quintiles

     

Poorest

500

1

 

1

 

Second

224

0.4 (0.2;0.8)

0.009

0.4 (0.2;0.7)

0.002

Third

260

0.5 (0.2;0.9)

0.03

0.5 (0.3;0.9)

0.03

Fourth

146

0.2 (0.1;0.5)

0.001

0.3 (0.1;0.6)

0.002

Richest

103

0.1 (0.04;0.3)

<0.001

0.1 (0.04;0.3)

<0.001

Wall type

     

Good

451

1

 

1

 

Poor

797

2.3 (1.3;4.1)

0.005

1.8 (1.1;3.1)

0.01

Floor type

     

Good

644

1

 

1

 

Poor

604

2.5 (1.5;3.9)

<0.001

2.0 (1.4;3.0)

0.001

Roof type

     

Good

799

1

 

1

 

Poor

449

2.4 (1.6;3.7)

<0.001

2.2 (1.4;3.3)

<0.001

Window type

     

Good

730

1

 

1

 

Poor

513

2.0 (1.3;3.0)

0.001

1.8 (1.1;3.0)

0.01

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