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Table 2 Factors associated with malaria infection prevalence

From: Comparing insecticide-treated bed net use to Plasmodium falciparum infection among schoolchildren living near Lake Victoria, Kenya

Malaria infection

Multivariable logistic

aOR (95 % CI)

P value

Age category

 Below 7 years vs above 10 years

1.20 (0.99–1.45)

0.066

 (7–10) years vs above 10 years

1.28 (1.11–1.46)

0.000*

Gender

 Male vs female

1.39 (1.23–1.58)

0.000*

Reported ITN use

 Yes vs no

0.86 (0.74–0.98)

0.027*

  1. aOR were obtained by mutually adjusting all minimum generated variables using multivariable mixed effects logistic regression at 95 % CI taking into account hierarchical nature
  2. * Significant at P < 0.05