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Table 8 Factors associated with malaria parasite prevalence among the general population, 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 (years)

 

1.0 (0.1;1.0)

0.1

  

Age group (years)

     

<5

394

1

 

1

 

5-14

693

1.3 (0.8;2.1)

0.2

1.4 (0.9;2.1)

0.1

15+

1219

1.0 (0.6;1.4)

0.8

1.0 (0.7;1.4)

0.8

Health Region

     

Western Region

114

0.6 (0.3;1.3)

0.2

1.4 (0.6;3.6)

0.5

North Bank West Region

195

0.4 (0.2;1.0)

0.05

0.4 (0.2;1.0)

0.05

Central River Region

1180

1

 

1

0.02

Upper River Region

765

0.5 (0.4;0.8)

0.003

0.74 (0.5;1.00)

0.05

Sex

     

Male

1065

1

 

1

0.09

Female

1241

0.7 (0.5;1.0)

0.04

0.8 (0.5;1.0)

 

Wealth quintiles

     

Poorest

863

1

 

1

0.05

Second

484

0.7 (0.4;1.1)

0.2

0.8 (0.4;1.3)

0.3

Third

456

0.8 (0.5;1.2)

0.2

0.8 (0.5;1.2)

0.3

Fourth

286

0.4 (0.2;0.7)

0.001

0.4 (0.2;0.8)

0.01

Richest

165

0.2 (0.08;0.8)

0.02

0.2 (0.07;0.8)

0.02

Wall type

     

Good

850

1

 

1

 

Poor

1456

1.8 (1.3;2.6)

0.002

1.6 (1.1;2.3)

0.01

Floor type

     

Good

1245

1

 

1

 

Poor

1061

1.6 (1.1;2.4)

0.01

1.3 (0.8;2.2)

0.2

Roof type

     

Good

1546

1

 

1

 

Poor

757

1.8 (1.2;2.7)

0.004

1.5 (1.0;2.4)

0.07

Window type

     

Good

1309

1

 

1

 

Poor

991

1.3 (0.9;1.9)

0.2

1.2 (0.8;1.7)

0.4