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Table 5 Risk of malaria occurrence among exposed study participants in the Bamendjou district hospital

From: Evaluation of malaria preventive measures among adult patients attending the Bamendjou and Foumbot district hospitals of the West Region of Cameroon

Variable

Relative risk (95% CI)

Attributable risk (95% CI)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

LR

P-value

Non-use of LLINs

0.18

0.093 to 0.36

0.33

0.2 to 0.45

0.12

0.05 to 0.28

23.08

12.65 to 38.34

24.48

22.02 to 35.96

0.32

< 0.0001****

Non-use of window and door nets

2.16

1.13 to 3.77

0.2

0.01 to 0.43

2.86

1.2 to 7.36

23.08

12.65 to 38.34

90.51

84.93 to 94.16

2.43

0.0286*

Non-use of insect repellent spray

2.81

1.48 to 5.44

0.19

0.07 to 0.3

3.55

1.62 to 7.48

74.36

58.92 to 85.43

55.06

47.28 to 62.61

1.66

0.0012**

Not draining stagnant water

1.2

0.69 to 2.09

0.04

− 0.08 to 0.16

1.26

0.61 to 2.58

48.72

33.87 to 63.80

56.96

49.17 to 64.43

1.13

0.5904

Not killing mosquito with a broom

0.57

0.33 to 0.1

0.11

− 0.02 to 0.23

0.49

0.24 to 0.98

53.85

38.57 to 68.43

29.76

23.36 to 37.07

0.77

0.0592

Non-use of mosquito coil

0.69

0.39 to 1.32

0.08

− 0.1 to 0.22

0.62

0.28 to 1.41

74.36

58.92 to 85.43

17.72

12.56 to 24.42

0.9

0.2639

Non-use of insect repellent body cream

1.13

0.46 to 3.34

0.02

− 0.25 to 0.17

1.17

0.36 to 3.98

92.31

79.68 to 97.35

8.86

5.35 to 14.32

1.01

> 0.9999

Non-use of mosquito candle

1.83

0.69 to 5.43

0.1

− 0.11 to 0.21

2.04

0.63 to 6.74

92.31

79.68 to 97.35

14.56

9.9 to 20.9

1.08

0.3048

Non-use of mosquito spray

1.22

0.56 to 2.91

0.04

− 0.16 to 0.16

1.28

0.47 to 3.25

87.18

73.29 to 94.40

15.82

10.95 to 22.31

1.04

0.8051

  1. *Significant P-values