Table 2 Factors associated with uncomplicated clinical malaria, Djougou–Copargo–Ouake health district

Information about children

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

 Sometimes or never

1

 Every night

0.63 (0.50–0.78)

Age group (month)

 24–60

1

 0–23

0.22 (0.18–0.28)

Sex

 Male

1

 Female

1.09 (0.88–1.36)

Use of drugs perceive to be prophylactic treatment against malaria

 No

1

 Yes

1.28 (1.01–1.62)

Hour of sleeping last night

 At night fall

1

 Between night fall and 10 p.m.

1.07 (0.84–1.37)

 After 10 p.m.

1.33 (0.93–1.90)

Use other anti-mosquito measures

 Never

1

 Every day or sometimes

1.04 (0.81–1.34)

Information about mosquito net

Age (year)

 >3

1

 ≤3

0.73 (0.55–0.96)

Number of times washed since obtained

 >20

1

 ≤20

1.09 (0.81–1.47)

Holes

 No

1

 Yes

0.90 (0.72–1.14)

Information about mother or guardian

Age (year)

 <25

0.83 (0.63–1.10)

 25–35

1

 >35

1.94 (1.50–2.52)

Primary school at least

 No

1

 Yes

0.70 (0.54–0.90)

Profit-making activity

 Farming/breeding/fishing/handicraft

1

 Employee status/shopkeeper

1.13 (0.85–1.50)

 No activity

1.11 (0.83–1.49)

Number of children in the household

 1

1

 2

1.42 (0.99–2.01)

 3

1.47 (1.03–2.08)

 ≥4

1.35 (0.99–1.84)

Knows mosquitoes transmit malaria

 No

1

 Yes

0.75 (0.58–0.96)

Knows mosquito net protection against malaria

 No

1

 Yes

0.81 (0.64–1.03)