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Table 5 Factors associated with malaria from logistic regression

From: Burden of malaria in mobile populations in the Greater Accra region, Ghana: a cross- sectional study

Variable

ORa (95% CI)

p value

ORb (95% CI)

p value

Marital status

 Married

1

 

1

 

 Single

1.94 (1.11–3.40)

0.020*

2.60 (1.43–4.73)

0.002**

Occupation

 Truck driver

1

 

1

 

 Hawker

1.91 (1.07–3.42)

0.028*

1.74 (0.90–3.36)

0.099

Educational level

 Primary

1

 

1

 

 No schooling

2.56 (1.10–5.93)

0.029*

2.70 (1.08–6.77)

0.034*

 At least secondary

1.13 (0.39–3.27)

0.825

1.20 (0.40–3.52)

0.741

  1. OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. * p < 0.05
  3. ** p < 0.01
  4. aCrude OR
  5. bAdjusted for all other variables included in the table