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Table 3 Factors associated with Plasmodium vivax infection by RDT

From: Heterogeneous malaria transmission in long-term Afghan refugee populations: a cross-sectional study in five refugee camps in northern Pakistan

 

RDT

Univariate

Multivariate

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Age group (years)

 ≤5

1

1

 6–20

0.80

0.50–1.28

0.71

0.42–1.20

 >20

0.36**

0.20–0.68

0.29*

0.15–0.57

 Sex—male

1.64

0.99–2.69

  

 Camp resident 6 months

0.14***

0.03–0.67

0.18***

0.05–0.71

 Travel 3 months

1.02

0.53–1.94

  

 Fever—2 weeks

6.35*

3.57–11.31

7.03*

3.47–14.26

 Sought malaria treatment

2.48***

1.13–5.47

  

 IRS 12 months

0.41

0.10–1.59

  

 ITN last night

0.18**

0.07–0.47

0.14*

0.05–0.39

 Use repellants

0.30*

0.17–0.50

0.29*

0.17–0.50

 Roof—iron

0.36**

0.19–0.68

  

 Eaves—closed

0.54***

0.30–0.98

  

 Animal ownership

1.28

0.77–2.14

  

SES

 1

1

1

 2

0.39***

0.16–0.95

0.43

0.18–1.06

 3

0.59

0.28–1.25

0.62

0.26–1.46

 4

0.48***

0.24–0.97

0.55

0.28–1.10

 5

0.15*

0.07–0.32

0.15*

0.07–0.32

  1. * p < 0.0001, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.05