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Table 4 Correlates of cross-border malaria reported in Roraima and originating from Venezuela and Guyana, 2016–2018

From: Cross-border malaria in Northern Brazil

Variable name

Odds ratio

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

P-value

Intercept

0.07

0.05

0.09

< 0.001

Nationality (Ref. = Brazilian)

 Guyanese

49.03

7.95

302.20

< 0.001

 Venezuelan

233.76

109.41

499.43

 

Type of cross-border (Ref. = Transnational)

 Border

0.56

0.50

0.62

< 0.001

Sex (Ref. Female)

 Male

0.90

0.82

0.97

0.010

Age group (Ref. ≤ 5 years)

 5 to 15

0.57

0.46

0.71

< 0.001

 16 to 24

2.28

1.89

2.75

< 0.001

 25 to 40

2.63

2.20

3.16

< 0.001

 41 to 64

1.78

1.47

2.15

< 0.001

 65+ 

0.67

0.46

0.98

0.038

Occupation (Ref. = Other)

 Agriculture

0.22

0.19

0.25

< 0.001

 Domestic

0.58

0.48

0.71

< 0.001

 Forestry

2.66

1.95

3.62

< 0.001

 Hunting/Fishing

0.10

0.06

0.16

< 0.001

 Mining

55.76

50.59

61.46

< 0.001

 Tourism

4.60

3.50

6.04

< 0.001

  Traveling

1.62

1.37

1.92

< 0.001

Parasite (Ref. = Mixed/Other)

 P. falciparum

0.93

0.73

1.19

< 0.560

 P. vivax

0.18

0.15

0.22

< 0.001

Interaction terms

 Guyana:Border

0.74

0.09

6.25

0.783

  Venezuela:Border

9.48

3.68

24.43

< 0.001

Detection type (Ref. = active)

 Passive

5.30

4.24

6.61

< 0.001