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Table 3 Conditional logistic regression (adjusted for school) of personal characteristics

From: Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school children from two districts of Ghana earmarked for indoor residual spraying: a cross-sectional study

 

Parasitaemia

Postives, in %

Univariate

Multivariate

n = 1,649

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Sex

 Female

39.0

1

  

1

  

 Male

43.9

1.21

0.98–1.49

0.08

1.20

0.98–1.49

0.09

Age (per year)a

 

0.91

0.87–0.94

<0.001

0.91

0.87–0.95

<0.001

Hospital if sickb

 No

42.6

1

     

 Yes

40.7

0.88

0.71–1.09

0.24

   

House typec

 Compound

28.4

1

     

 Semi-detached

45.1

1.18

0.77–1.83

    

 Single

43.2

1.14

0.80–1.62

0.73

   

Bed net used

 No

35.6

1

  

1

  

 Yes

48.1

1.28

1.02–1.59

0.03

1.25

1–1.56

0.06

NHIS enrolmente

 No

45.5

1

  

1

  

 Yes

37.3

0.77

0.62–0.96

0.02

0.75

0.60–0.94

0.01

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  2. aLinear regression.
  3. bIndividuals who reported to visit a hospital if sick according to the interview; 15 missings.
  4. c38 missings.
  5. dIndividuals who reported to use bed nets regularly according to the interview; 9 missings.
  6. eNHIS, member of National Health Insurance Scheme; 4 missings.