Table 3 Logistic regression model examining factors associated with malaria parasite in children
Variables | N | Malaria parasite prevalence (n) | Bivariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR | P value | |||
Altitude | ||||||
Highland | 423 | 36.9 (156) | Reference | Reference | ||
Lowland | 405 | 46.7 (189) | 1.48 (1.13–1.98) | 0.004* | 1.48 (1.12–1.96) | 0.008* |
Age group (Years) | ||||||
10–14 | 197 | 34.5 (68) | Reference | Reference | ||
5–9 | 342 | 46.8 (160) | 1.67 (1.16–2.40) | 0.007* | 1.69 (1.17–2.44) | 0.006* |
< 5 | 289 | 40.5 (117) | 1.24 (0.68–1.47) | 0.153 | 1.26 (0.86–1.85) | 0.24 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 434 | 43.1 (187) | Reference | – | – | – |
Male | 394 | 40.1 (158) | 0.88 (0.67–1.11) | 0.384 | – | – |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 610 | 42.1 (257) | Reference | – | – | – |
Single | 202 | 40.6 (82) | 1.07 (0.77–1.47) | 0.702 | – | – |
Use of LLINs | ||||||
No | 415 | 42.4 (176) | Reference | – | – | – |
Yes | 413 | 40.9 (169) | 1.06 (0.11–1.40) | 0.543 | – | – |
Malnourished | ||||||
No | 540 | 42.4 (229) | Reference | – | – | – |
Yes | 288 | 40.3 (116) | 0.9 (0.68–1.23) | 0.555 | – | – |
Water source | ||||||
Close | 721 | 39.7 (286) | Reference | – | Reference | – |
Open | 105 | 55.2 (58) | 1.88 (1.24–2.84) | 0.002* | 1.81 (1.19–2.75) | 0.005* |
Wasted | ||||||
No | 251 | 41.4 (104) | Reference | – | – | – |
Yes | 87 | 39.1 (34) | 1.42 (0.51–4.02) | 0.50 | – | – |
Underweight | ||||||
No | 547 | 43.3 (237) | Reference | – | – | – |
Yes | 136 | 43.4 (59) | 0.99 (0.45–2.20) | 0.99 | – | – |
Stunted | ||||||
No | 632 | 41.8 (264) | Reference | – | – | |
Yes | 196 | 41.3 (81) | 0.77 (0.44–1.35) | 0.37 | – | – |