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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression of risk factors associated with malaria among individuals of different age groups in the three villages

From: Deployment and use of mobile phone technology for real-time reporting of fever cases and malaria treatment failure in areas of declining malaria transmission in Muheza district north-eastern Tanzania

Variable

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Age

 <1

1.2 (0.4–3.5)

0.736

1.1 (0.4–3.2)

0.858

 1–4

3.7 (2.4–5.7)

<0.001

3.6 (2.3–5.5)

<0.001

 5–9

6.3 (4.4–9.2)

<0.001

6.2 (4.3–9.1)

<0.001

 10–14

4.3 (2.9–6.3)

<0.001

4.2 (2.9–6.3)

<0.001

 15–19

2.5 (1.4–4.5)

0.001

2.5 (1.5–4.3)

0.001

 20+

Reference

 

Reference

 

Gender

 Female

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Male

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

0.058

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.766

Village

 Mamboleo

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Magoda

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

0.001

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

0.006

 Mpapayu

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

0.949

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

0.844

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals