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Table 3 Odds ratios derived from multilevel logistic models providing associations between education and wealth on efforts to prevent and treat malaria, Madagascar Malaria Indicator Survey 2011, 2013

From: Social inequalities in malaria knowledge, prevention and prevalence among children under 5 years old and women aged 15–49 in Madagascar

Fixed effects

IPTp used during pregnancy

Child slept under a treated net previous night

Child taken for treatment during last fever

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Education

 None

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Primary

1.62

1.17, 2.23

0.95

0.52, 1.72

0.74

0.33, 1.64

 Secondary and higher

2.58

1.61, 4.12

0.87

0.41, 1.83

1.81

0.63, 5.18

Wealth

 

 Poorest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Poorer

1.62

1.13, 2.33

1.05

0.52, 2.12

1.90

0.72, 4.96

 Middle

2.97

1.79, 4.91

1.03

0.47, 2.27

1.02

0.36, 2.93

 Richer

3.14

1.82, 5.42

0.71

0.30, 1.70

1.72

0.56, 5.26

 Richest

3.62

1.90, 6.91

0.33

0.12, 0.95

6.43

1.53, 27.09

Random effects

 SD (district)

1.33

0.61, 2.89

24.09

15.65, 37.10

0.67

0.16, 2.79

 SD (cluster)

1.01

0.49, 2.08

10.42

7.59, 14.31

1.24

0.26, 5.91

 SD (household)

4.10

1.41, 11.9

23.32

18.48, 29.44

10.25

5.06, 20.78

Pseudo-R2

0.080

 

0.400

 

0.045

 

N

4,682

 

7,850

 

1,055

 
  1. All models adjust for mother’s age, year and month of interview, rural areas, household status, and whether women are currently pregnant
  2. OR odds ratio, 95 % CI: 95 % confidence interval, SD (x) standard deviation of x