Evaluation of a single screen and treat strategy to detect asymptomatic malaria among pregnant women from selected health facilities in Lindi region, Tanzania

Table 2 Risk factors of malaria infections among pregnant women from Kilwa and Lindi Districts

Item		N (%)	Crude OR	p value	aOR (95% CI)	p value
Fever	No	1718 (93.1)	Ref.		Ref.
Fever	Yes	127 (6.9)	5.5(4.6–6.4)	< 0.001	5.9 (4.9–6.9)	< 0.001
Trimester	First	408 (22.1)	Ref.		Ref.
	Second	1338 (72.5%)	− 0.05 (− 0.4–0.3)	0.737	0.8 (0.2–1.4)	0.013
	Third	99(5.4)	− 0.9 (− 1.7–− 0.1)	0.028	0.6 (− 08–2.1)	0.410
Gestational age, weeks	Mean (95% CI)	18.3 (18.0–18.6)	− 0.02 (0.04–0.003)	0.025	− 0.06 (− 0.1–0.02)	0.006
Malaria transmission (location)	Low	826 (44.8)	Ref.		Ref.
Malaria transmission (location)	Moderate	1019 (55.2)	2.09	P < 0.001	2.6 (2.0–3.1)	< 0.001

N number of pregnant women, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval. Adjustments were done for location of health centres, fever status and trimester

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