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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors influencing the diagnosis of presumptive malaria among children younger than 5 years, Mopti and Sévaré, 1998-2006

From: Trends in malaria morbidity among health care-seeking children under age five in Mopti and Sévaré, Mali between 1998 and 2006

Covariate

Odds Ratio (OR)

OR 95% CI

P-value

CSCOM

   

Ascotamb

--

--

--

Toguel

1·236

1·058-1·443

<0·0001

Sévaré II

0·721

0·676-0·768

<0·0001

Sévaré III

0·784

0·776-0·852

0·0221

Soucoura

0·718

0·669-0·751

0·0316

Komoguel

0·793

0·740-0·849

<0·0001

Medina Coura

0·698

0·639-0·763

<0·0001

YEAR

   

1998

--

--

--

1999

1·707

1·632-1·792

<0·0001

2000

1·647

1·576-1·726

<0·0001

2001

1·841

1·757-1·934

0·0014

2002

1·205

1·086-1·337

0·0005

2003

1·022

0·921-1·134

0·4838

2004

0·858

0·773-0·952

0·0195

2005

0·865

0·781-0·959

<0·0001

2006

0·810

0·725-0·903

0·0024

MONTHLY RAINFALL

   

<15 mm

--

--

--

≥15 mm and ≤90 mm

1·704

1·665-1·745

<0·0001

>90 mm

1·846

1·764-1·901

<0·0001

SEX

   

Male

--

--

--

Female

0·946

0·929-1·025

0·3754

ETHNICITY

   

Fulani/Peuhl

--

--

--

Sonhay

1·630

1·506-1·765

<0·0001

Bambara

1·573

1·446-1·711

<0·0001

Bozo

1·671

1·531-1·824

<0·0001

Dogon

2·358

2·161-2·574

<0·0001

Other

1·618

1·496-1·749

<0·0001

AGE

   

0-5 months

--

--

--

6-17 months

1·034

0·951-1·123

0·4456

18-59 months

1·285

1·187-1·391

<0·0001

χ2

50·2