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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictors for asymptomatic Plasmodium infection among pregnant woman in malaria endemic areas of North-Shoa, North-East, Ethiopia

From: Asymptomatic malaria infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in malaria endemic areas of North-Shoa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

No. examined (%)

Pos (%)

COR

P-value

AOR

P-value

Occupation

Farmer

69 (26.2)

5 (9.1)

1.72 (0.18–16.12)

0.63

0.25 (0.01–10.96)

0.47

Merchant

62 (23.6)

6 (9.7)

3.56 (0.42–30.41)

0.24

1.13 (0.05–24.86)

0.93

House wife

103 (39.2)

3 (2.9)

0.84 (0.08–8.39)

0.88

0.28 (0.01–7.98)

0.45

Government employee

29 (11.0)

1 (3.4)

1

 

1

 

Educational status

Illiterate

49 (18.6)

4 (8.2)

2.49 (0.27–23.41)

0.43

3.96 (0.10–159.03)

0.46

Read/write

52 (19.8)

1 (1.9)

0.55 (0.03–9.12)

0.68

1.25 (0.03–62.14)

0.91

Elementary

76 (28.9)

3 (3.9)

1.15 (0.12–11.53)

0.91

0.68 (0.03–17.61)

0.81

Secondary

57 (21.7)

6 (10.5)

3.29 (0.38–28.75)

0.28

6.55 (0.30–143.56)

0.23

College and above

29 (11.0)

1 (3.4)

1

 

1

 

Parity

Primigravidae

78 (29.7)

3 (3.8)

0.29 (0.06–1.41)

0.12

1.32 (0.11–16.28)

0.82

Secundgravidae

89 (33.8)

5 (5.6)

0.66 (0.21–2.08)

0.47

1.93 (0.33–11.46)

0.47

Multigravidae

96 (36.5)

7 (7.3)

1

 

1

 

Family size

1–3

153 (58.2)

4 (2.6)

1

 

1

 

 ≥ 4

110 (41.8)

11 (10.0)

4.14 (1.28–13.37)

0.02*

4.94 (0.67–36.41)

0.11

Haemoglobin

Anaemic (< 11 g/dL)

46 (17.5)

6 (13.0)

3.47 (1.17–10.28)

0.02*

3.78 (1.98–14.58)

0.045*

Not anaemic (≥ 11 g/dL)

217 (82.5)

9 (4.1)

1

 

1

 

ITN usage

Always

89 (33.8)

1 (1.1)

1

 

1

 

Sometimes

112 (42.6)

5 (4.5)

4.11 (0.47–35.85)

0.20

5.19 (0.55–49.21)

0.15

Never

62 (23.6)

9 (14.5)

14.94 (1.84–121.28)

0.01*

18.16 (1.84–179.07)

0.01*

Insecticide spray (past 12 months)

Yes

142 (54)

4 (2.8)

1

 

1

 

No

121 (46)

11 (9.1)

2.47 (0.82–7.43)

0.11

3.04 (0.88–10.56)

0.12