Table 1 Factors associated with uncomplicated clinical malaria, Ouidah–Kpomasse–Tori Bossito health district

Information about children

Sleeping every night under an LLIN for the 2 weeks before the survey

 Sometimes or never

1

 Every night

0.54 (0.42–0.70)

Age group (month)

 24–60

1

 0–23

0.29 (0.23–0.37)

Sex

 Male

1

 Female

0.99 (0.82–1.23)

Use of drugs perceive to be prophylactic treatment against malaria

 No

1

 Yes

1.37 (1.09–1.73)

Hour of sleeping last night

 At night fall

1

 Between night fall and 10 p.m.

0.68 (0.54–0.86)

 After 10 p.m.

0.45 (0.28–0.72)

Use other anti-mosquito measures

 Never

1

 Every day or sometimes

1.48 (1.20–1.83)

Information about mosquito net

Age (year)

 >3

1

 ≤3

0.70 (0.56–0.88)

Number of times washed since obtained

 >20

1

 ≤20

0.96 (0.76–1.23)

Holes

 No

1

 Yes

0.92 (0.76–1.13)

Information about mother or guardian

Age (year)

 <25

1.07 (0.83–1.38)

 25–35

1

 >35

1.60 (1.26–2.03)

Primary school at least

 No

1

 Yes

0.78 (0.63–0.98)

Profit-making activity

 Farming/breeding/fishing/handicraft

1

 Employee status/shopkeeper

1.54 (0.79–3.01)

 No activity

1.45 (0.74–2.82)

Number of children in the household

 1

1

 2

1.31 (0.91–1.87)

 3

1.38 (0.96–1.98)

 ≥4

1.73 (1.25–2.40)

Knows mosquitoes transmit malaria

 No

1

 Yes

0.81 (0.38–1.70)

Knows mosquito net protection against malaria

 No

1

 Yes

0.91 (0.62–1.35)