Uncomplicated falciparum malaria among schoolchildren in Bajil district of Hodeidah governorate, west of Yemen: association with anaemia and underweight

Table 3 Sociodemographic and risk factors associated with falciparum malaria among schoolchildren in Bajil district, Hodeidah governorate, Yemen (2017–2018)

Variable	N	Falciparum malaria positivity
Variable	N	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Gender
Male	231	19 (8.2)	1.1 (0.52–2.24)	0.846
Female	169	13 (7.7)	Reference	0.846
Age (years)
< 10	78	7 (9.0)	1.2 (0.49–2.82)	0.724
≥ 10	322	25 (7.8)	Reference	0.724
Residence
Rural	200	17 (8.5)	1.1 (0.56–2.36)	0.713
Urban	200	15 (7.5)	Reference	0.713
Sleeping under a mosquito net during the night preceding the survey
Yes	137	10 (7.3)	Reference	0.710
No	263	22 (8.4)	0.9 (0.40–1.89)	0.710
Indoor residual spraying in the past 6 months
Yes	180	15 (8.3)	Reference	0.824
No	220	17 (7.7)	1.1 (0.53–2.24)	0.824
Wire screening of windows
Yes	82	3 (3.7)	Reference	0.105
No	318	29 (9.1)	0.4 (0.12–1.28)	0.105
Residence in proximity to water collections^a
Yes	171	20 (11.7)	2.4 (1.14–5.05)	0.022
No	229	12 (5.2)	Reference	0.022

N number examined; n number positive; OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval
^aAn independent predictor of falciparum malaria among schoolchildren using multivariable logistic regression analysis (AOR = 2.6, 95.0% CI 1.20–5.72; p = 0.016)

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