Malaria and anaemia among children in two communities of Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

Malaria Journal

Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals)¹ for predictors of P. falciparum infection and Hb < 11 g/dl

	Unadjusted models² OR (95% CI)	Adjusted- final model OR (95% CI)
Model 1: *P. falciparum* infection
Rural travel past 3 weeks	12.80 (2.20, 74.46)**	23.45 (3.28, 167.75)**
Socioeconomic score²	3.22 (1.95, 5.32)***	3.95 (2.26, 6.90)***
Child age, in years	1.22 (1.08, 1.38)**	1.28 (1.13, 1.45)***
Model 2: Hb < 11 g/dl
P. falciparum infection	3.94 (2.17, 7.15)***	3.92 (2.04, 7.54)***
Moshie Zongo residence	3.80 (2.29, 6.30)***	3.76 (2.16, 6.56)***
Child male	1.83 (1.13, 2.97)*	2.16 (1.28, 3.66)**
Child age, in years²	0.84 (0.76, 0.93)***	0.79 (0.71, 0.88)***

^1. Households were included as a random effect for all models, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
^2. Child age (from 1 to 9 years) and socioeconomic score (from 3: highest to 0: lowest) are included in models as continuous variable

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