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Table 4 Multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis of individual and household factors associated with the risk of malaria in Western Kenya

From: Epidemiological risk factors for clinical malaria infection in the highlands of Western Kenya

Term

Estimate (95% CI)

Chi-square

Prob > ChiSq

Odds ratioa

Occupation father (farmer)

0.43 (0.24, 0.61)

19.78

< 0.0001

2.32

Mother edu. (none)

0.31 (0.06, 0.56)

5.82

0.0159

1.85

Income < 2000

0.83 (0.59, 0.96)

65.52

< 0.0001

4.70

Open eaves

0.27 (0.10, 0.44)

9.39

0.0022

1.72

Occupation mother (not farmer)

− 0.36 (− 0.61, − 0.12)

8.65

0.0033

0.48

Malaria prophylaxis

− 0.52 (− 0.70, − 0.34)

30.76

< 0.0001

0.36

  1. aOR > 1 indicating higher malaria risk and OR < 1 indicating lower malaria risk