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Table 3 Baseline household characteristics, univariate and multivariate analysis

From: Malaria parasite carriage and risk determinants in a rural population: a malariometric survey in Rwanda

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95% CI), P value

OR (95% CI), P value

Household demographics

  

HoH education level

  

  None

1

 

  Primary - Tertiary

0.777 (0.634-0.952), 0.015

0.810 (0.655-0.999), 0.05

Occupation

  

  Farmer

1

 

  Public office

0.829 (0.425-1.617), 0.582

1.287 (0.634-2.609), 0.485

  Self employed

0.581 (0.381-0.888), 0.012

0.789 (0.506-1.231), 0.297

  Private officer

0.467 (0.168-1.296), 0.144

0.667 (0.233-1.908), 0.45

  Student

1.890 (0.754-4.737), 0.174

3.076 (1.121-8.436), 0.029

  Unemployed

0.756 (0.376-1.522), 0.434

0.85 (0.411-1.756), 0.66

  Others

0.713 (0.305-1.671), 0.437

0.740 (0.309-1.774), 0.5

Number of persons in HH

  

  1-3

1

1

  4-5

2.555 (1.976-3.303), <0.0001

2.504 (1.895-3.309), <0.0001

  6 +

4.102 (3.167-5.314), <0.0001

4.911 (3.702-6.517), <0.0001

Household structure features

  

Type of house wall material

  

  Mud/wood

1

1

  Cement/bricks

0.622 (0.513-0.753), <0.0001

0.706 (0.567-0.878), 0.002

Type of house floor material

  

  Earth/clay/dung

1

1

  Bricks/cement

0.381 (0.283-0.513), <0.0001

0.640 (0.435-0.941), 0.023

HH source of power for lighting

  

  Kerosene/firewood/touches

1

1

  Electricity

0.194 (0.122-0.310), <0.0001

0.258 (0.142-0.466), <0.0001