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

Table 5 Association of anaemia and nutritional abnormalities with falciparum malaria among schoolchildren in Bajil district, Hodeidah governorate, Yemen (2017–2018)

Abnormality	N	Falciparum malaria positivity		p-value
Abnormality	N	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Anaemia*
Anaemic^a	83	17 (20.5)	5.2 (2.47–10.91)	< 0.001*
Non-anaemic	317	15 (4.7)	Reference	< 0.001*
Stunting
Yes	157	12 (7.6)	0.9 (0.44–1.95)	0.833
No	243	20 (8.2)	Reference	0.833
Wasting
Yes	25	3 (12)	1.7 (0.46–5.76)	0.447
No	375	29 (7.7)	Reference	0.447
Underweight*
Yes	144	20 (13.9)	3.3 (1.55–6.93)	0.002
No	256	12 (4.7)	Reference	0.002

N total examined; n number infected
^*Independent predictors of falciparum malaria using multivariable logistic regression (AOR = 5.8, 95.0% CI 2.39–14.17; p < 0.001 for anaemia and AOR = 5.3, 95.0% CI 2.09–13.62; p < 0.001 for underweight)
^aA child was identified as anaemic if Hb concentration was < 11.5 g/dL

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