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Table 2 Unadjusted associations between potential predictors, covariates, and P. falciparum infection using a generalized linear mixed model

From: Net age, but not integrity, may be associated with decreased protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in southern Malawi

 

Number with Plasmodium infection (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

ITN integrity

 Good/fair

1032 (15)

REFa

 Poor/bad

428 (15)

1.00 (0.89, 1.13)

ITN age

 0–2 years

1009 (15)

REF

 2+ years

451 (15)

0.94 (0.83, 1.06)

Persons sharing an ITN

 1 or 2

559 (13)

REF

 3

609 (16)

1.14 (0.94, 1.38)

 4+

292 (19)

1.36 (1.10, 1.69)

Sex

 Male

597 (17)

REF

 Female

862 (14)

0.85 (0.77, 0.94)

Age

 0–5 years

252 (12)

REF

 5–15 years

621 (22)

2.14 (1.83, 2.51)

 > 15 years

581 (12)

1.05 (0.90, 1.23)

Eaves

 Open

538 (23)

REF

 Closed

922 (13)

0.42 (0.35, 0.50)

Community infection prevalence

 < 6%

64 (3)

REF

 6–9%

398 (9)

2.68 (2.05, 3.51)

 > 9%

998 (32)

13.37 (10.30, 17.34)

  1. aREF is the reference odds ratio of 1.00