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Table 4 Univariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with infection and exposure to Plasmodium falciparum

From: Use of different transmission metrics to describe malaria epidemiology in the highlands of western Kenya

 

RDT

PCR

MSP

OR

95 % CI

P value

OR

95 % CI

P value

OR

95 % CI

P value

Age group in years

 ≤5

1

–

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

 5.1–10

1.5

0.98–2.4

0.058

1.78

1.2–2.4

0.001

1.48

1.11–1.97

<0.001

 10.1–15

0.97

0.57–1.65

0.91

1.37

0.91–2.04

0.125

2.77

2.1–3.68

<0.001

 15.1–20

0.63

0.27–1.47

0.28

1.41

0.79–2.51

0.24

4.69

3.51–6.27

<0.001

 >20

0.21

0.094–0.5

0.0001

0.75

0.51–1.1

0.141

7.56

5.97–9.58

<0.001

Sex (female)

0.88

0.60–1.29

0.505

0.74

0.58–0.95

0.021

1.41

1.21–1.64

<0.001

Anaemia (<11 g/dl)

2.7

1.75–4.25

0.0001

1.03

0.77–1.3

0.82

0.99

0.81–1.22

0.95

Socio-economic status (SES) score

 1 (low)

1

–

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

 2

0.64

0.31–1.31

0.22

0.70

0.44–1.10

0.11

1.04

0.77–1.41

0.78

 3

0.65

0.33–1.25

0.19

0.91

0.56–1.5

0.71

0.80

0.63–1.02

0.072

 4

0.30

0.11–0.77

0.014

0.63

0.39–1.05

0.075

0.87

0.64–1.19

0.37

 5 (high)

0.45

0.21–0.93

0.033

0.84

0.55–1.27

0.407

0.81

0.62–1.07

0.13

Open eaves

6.04

1.8–20.1

0.004

1.2

0.9–1.6

0.19

0.88

0.62–1.2

0.5

Travel

0.18

0.028–1.13

0.066

0.58

0.24–1.40

0.218

1.34

0.99–1.83

0.059

Mosquito control

 None

1

–

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

 Net only

0.95

0.45–1.97

0.88

1.19

0.81–1.77

0.363

1.04

0.77–1.41

0.80

 IRS only

2.5

1.01–6.15

0.05

2.01

1.13–3.56

0.02

1.13

0.81–1.59

0.46

 Both

1.13

0.50–2.57

0.76

1.33

0.87–2.04

0.18

0.79

0.59–1.05

0.106

Elevation (m)

 1430–1494

1

–

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

 1495–1510

0.65

0.27–1.57

0.332

0.80

0.48–1.34

0.389

1.02

0.76–1.35

0.905

 1511–1529

0.83

0.44–1.58

0.571

1.24

0.72–2.13

0.419

0.95

0.70–1.29

0.749

 1530–1685

0.68

0.31–1.46

0.314

1.11

0.64–1.92

0.714

0.68

0.52–0.77

<0.001