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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of socioeconomic status and association with malaria infection in Siaya, Kenya, 2012

From: Socioeconomic health inequality in malaria indicators in rural western Kenya: evidence from a household malaria survey on burden and care-seeking behaviour

Characteristic

n

N

Malaria parasitaemia percent

Adjusted prevalence ratio

95% confidence interval

p value

Overall

926

2228

34.1

    

SES

 Pooresta

401

1070

37.5

1.23

1.08

1.41

0.002

 Less poorb

338

1158

29.2

Ref

   

Age group (years)

  < 5

395

1177

33.6

1.76

1.46

2.14

< 0.001

 5–14

227

427

53.2

2.74

2.27

3.31

< 0.001

  ≥ 15

117

624

18.8

Ref

   

Sub-county

 Gem

278

278

278

1.38

1.14

1.65

0.001

 Siaya

278

842

31.8

1.12

0.93

1.35

0.241

 Rarieda

193

701

27.5

Ref

   

ITN usage

 Yes

429

1449

29.6

0.84

0.73

0.96

0.010

 No

29.6

779

39.8

Ref

   
  1. ITN insecticide-treated net, SES socioeconomic status
  2. a‘Poorest’ was constituted by collapsing the poorest three quintiles
  3. b‘Less-poor’ was constituted by collapsing the wealthiest two quintiles
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