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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of correlates of malaria over-treatment in Homa Bay
| Over-treated | Crude | Adjusted § | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No (n = 157) | Yes (n = 210) | cOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) |
| Potential correlates | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Malnutrition | ||||
| MUAC < 12.5 | 4 (2.5) | 10 (4.8) | 1.91(0.60-6.21) | 1.73(0.37-8.05) |
| Wasting | 17 (11.4) | 26 (13.6) | 1.22(0.64-2.35) | 0.67(0.25-1.77) |
| Stunted | 19 (12.5) | 33 (17.1) | 1.44(0.78-2.68) | 1.24(0.53-2.89) |
| Underweight | 14 (9.2) | 27 (14.0) | 1.60(0.81-3.18) | 0.93(0.30-2.89) |
| Mother HIV-infected | 30 (19.2) | 45 (22.0) | 1.18(0.70-2.00) | 1.19(0.59-2.50) |
| Child HIV-infected | 6 (3.9) | 15 (7.1) | 1.90(0.72-5.01) | 1.36(0.35-5.27) |
| Any IMCI danger sign? | 41 (26.1) | 141 (67.1) | 5.78(3.66-9.14) | 8.47(4.81-14.89) |
| High grade fever (>39°C) | 30 (19.1) | 69 (32.9) | 2.07(1.27-3.39) | 3.07(1.58-5.96) |
| Fever for 7 or more days | 10 (6.4) | 35 (16.7) | 2.94(1.41-6.14) | 4.94(1.90-12.86) |
| Sought care elsewhere | 48 (30.6) | 37 (17.6) | 0.49(0.30-0.79) | 0.32(0.18-0.63) |
| Taken anti-malarial last 7 days | 26 (16.6) | 50 (23.8) | 1.57(0.93-2.67) | 1.95(0.95-4.00) |
| Taken antibiotics last 7 days | 15 (9.6) | 9 (4.3) | 0.42(0.18-.98) | 0.17(0.05-0.55) |
