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Table 2 Predictors of malaria morbidity in under five children (unmatched data)

From: The effectiveness of a nationwide universal coverage campaign of insecticide-treated bed nets on childhood malaria in Malawi

Variable

Year 2012

Year 2014

AOR

95 % CI

p value

AOR

95 % CI

p value

Child slept under bed net

0.65

0.47–0.89

0.007*

0.77

0.57–1.06

0.109**

Child is male

0.92

0.73–1.15

0.463**

1.15

0.92–1.44

0.215**

Age of the child

1.02

1.01–1.03

<0.001*

1.02

1.02–1.03

<0.001*

Residential area is urban

0.42

0.26–0.67

<0.001*

0.35

0.21–0.59

<0.001*

Cluster altitude (KM)

1.17

0.83–1.66

0.380**

0.54

0.37–0.77

0.001*

Wealth index score

0.87

0.79–0.96

0.004*

0.80

0.73–0.88

<0.001*

Age of the mother

0.98

0.96–1.00

0.017*

0.99

0.97–1.01

0.342**

Mother’s years of education

0.93

0.88–0.99

0.023*

0.97

0.92–1.00

0.240**

Mother can read

1.22

0.83–1.79

0.325**

0.88

0.61–1.28

0.501**

Number of under five children

1.21

1.04–1.42

0.015*

1.25

1.05–1.48

0.011*

Number of bed nets (household)

1.14

0.98–1.33

0.102**

0.93

0.81–1.08

0.367**

Male household head

1.11

0.84–1.46

0.464**

0.96

0.71–1.29

0.768**

Heard malaria messages (<6 months ago)

0.66

0.49–0.87

0.004*

0.79

0.58–1.07

0.126**

Mother knowns mosquito bites cause malaria

0.49

0.32–0.74

0.001*

0.90

0.64–1.25

0.521**

Mother knows fever is the main sign of malaria

1.70

1.08–2.69

0.023*

1.85

1.26–2.71

0.002*

Mother knowns ITN prevents malaria

1.17

0.92–1.48

0.205**

1.00

0.76–1.32

0.999**

Mother knows mosquito repellant prevents malaria

0.58

0.24–1.40

0.227**

0.22

0.04–1.29

0.094**

Mother knowns mosquito coil prevents malaria

1.33

0.56–3.20

0.517**

0.60

0.16–2.20

0.437**

Mother knowns cutting grass around house prevents malaria

0.86

0.58–1.27

0.451**

0.89

0.51–1.56

0.693**

Mothers knowns children are vulnerable to malaria

0.71

0.51–0.99

0.043*

1.32

0.98–1.78

0.071**

  1. CI confidence interval, KM kilometres, ITN insecticide-treated bed net
  2. * Significant (p ≤ 0.05); ** non significant (p > 0.05)
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