From: Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in 18 villages of southern Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos)
Covariates | Univariate analysis | P value | Multivariate analysis | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Crude OR (95 % CI) | OR adj. (95 % CI) | ||
Sex male (n = 745) | 1.01 (0.50–2.06) | 0.97 | 0.84 (0.87–4.65)a | 0.65 |
Age (n = 745) | 0.97 (0.96–1.00) | 0.01 | 0.98 (0.95–1.00)b | 0.08 |
District Nong (n = 745) | 1.89 (0.84–4.3) | 0.12 | 2.02 (0.87–4.65)c | 0.10 |
History fever in the last 48 h (n = 745) | 2.49 (1.22–5.08) | 0.01 | 2.47 (1.20–5.08)d | 0.01 |
Feeling ill in the last 48 h (n = 745) | 1.55 (0.74–3.21) | 0.24 | 1.70 (0.81–3.59)d | 0.16 |
History of any malaria (n = 735) | 1.75 (0.83–3.68) | 0.14 | 1.68 (0.79–3.61)d | 0.18 |
History of 3 or more malaria episodes (n = 735) | 0.67 (0.09–5.30) | 0.70 | 0.87 (0.10–7.40)d | 0.90 |
Stay overnight in the forest in the previous 3 months (n = 745) | 1.04 (0.47–2.28) | 0.92 | 1.04 (0.44–2.41)d | 0.94 |
Travelled outside the village in the previous 3 months (n = 745) | 1.27 (0.59–2.73) | 0.54 | 1.91 (0.55–2.58)d | 0.66 |
Bed net never used (n = 745) | 1.50 (0.44–5.11) | 0.52 | 1.18 (0.34–4.10)d | 0.80 |