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Table 2 Association between characteristics and asymptomatic malaria infections

From: Asymptomatic and sub-microscopic malaria infection in Kayah State, eastern Myanmar

Characteristics

Total

PCR

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value*

Positive (%)

Sex

 Male

264

10 (3.8)

8.67 (1.10–68.19)

0.014**

 Female

221

1 (0.5)

1

Age (years)

 >20

411

10 (2.4)

1.82 (0.23–14.44)

0.565

 ≤20

74

1 (1.4)

1

Education

 Up to primary school

194

5 (2.6)

1.26 (0.38–4.18)

0.709

 Middle school and above

291

6 (2.1)

1

Occupation

 Forest-related

239

10 (4.2)

10.69 (1.36–84.24)

0.005**

 Non-forest-related

246

1 (0.4)

1

Family size

 Less than 3 people

108

3 (2.8)

1.32 (0.34–5.06)

0.687

 3 people or more

377

8 (2.1)

1

Use of bed net

 Yes

481

11 (2.3)

–

0.76

 No

4

0 (0)

Type of bed nets (n = 481)

 Ordinary bed nets

395

9 (2.3)

1.21 (0.26–5.53)

0.979

 Insecticide-treated bed nets

86

2 (2.3)

1

  1. * P value by Chi square test
  2. ** Significant at P < 0.05