Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) using a design-based logistic regression of malaria infection for Plasmodium vivax (Pv) and Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) by age, gender, month and village of residence in Gilgel-Gibe dam area, south-western Ethiopia, 2005.
From: Malaria and water resource development: the case of Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia
Variable | Â | Adjusted OR Pv | p-value | Adjusted OR Pf | p-value | Adjusted OR Plasmodium postivity | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Village | 'at risk' | 1.63 | 0.015 ** | 2.40 | 0.085 * | 1.97 | 0.013** |
| Â | 'control' | 1.00 | -- | 1.00. | -- | 1.00 | -- |
Month | October | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- |
| Â | November | 0.88 | 0.428 | 0.39 | 0.199 | 0.68 | 0.200 |
| Â | December | 0.18 | 0.096 * | 0.89 | 0.828 | 0.41 | 0.062* |
Age (yrs) | <1 | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- |
|  | 1–4 | 1.19 | 0.209 | 1.17 | 0.241 | 1.20 | 0.083* |
|  | 5–9 | 1.15 | 0.710 | .94 | 0.890 | 1.08 | 0.837 |
Sex | Male | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- |
| Â | Female | 1.79 | 0.054 | 0.87 | 0.541 | 1.33 | 0.146 |