Insecticide-treated net ownership, utilization and knowledge of malaria in children residing in Batoke–Limbe, Mount Cameroon area: effect on malariometric and haematological indices

Teh, Rene Ning; Sumbele, Irene Ule Ngole; Meduke, Derick Ndelle; Nkeudem, Gillian Asoba; Ojong, Samuel Takang; Teh, Exodus Akwa; Kimbi, Helen Kuokuo

doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03860-6

Table 5 Multiple linear regression analyses examining the influence of independent variables on each haematologic measure

From: Insecticide-treated net ownership, utilization and knowledge of malaria in children residing in Batoke–Limbe, Mount Cameroon area: effect on malariometric and haematological indices

Haematological Parameter	Mean (SD)	Independent variable	β value	P value	Partial correlation	R²
WBC × 10⁹/l	7.9 (3.7)	Age	− 0.28	< 0.001***	− 1.39	0.14
		Sex	0.03	0.484	0.25
		Knowledge	− 0.13	0.005**	− 1.02
		ITN use	0.18	0.003**	1.37
		Effective ITN use	− 0.17	0.006**	− 1.42
		Malaria parasite	0.08	0.124	0.57
Hb (g/dl)	11.0 (2.0)	Age	0.11	0.013*	2.95	0.26
		Sex	0.01	0.830	0.38
		Knowledge	0.46	< 0.001***	19.3
		ITN use	− 0.17	0.004**	− 6.80
		Effective ITN use	0.09	0.143	3.86
		Malaria parasite	− 0.15	0.004**	− 2.01
RBC × 10⁹/l	5.0 (1.1)	Age	− 0.04	0.358	− 0.06	0.14
		Sex	0.03	0.481	0.07
		Knowledge	0.32	< 0.001**	0.67
		ITN use	− 0.17	0.006**	− 0.35
		Effective ITN use	0.06	0.390	0.122
		Malaria parasite	− 0.16	0.01**	− 0.126
Hct (%)	36.1 (7.4)	Age	0.07	0.133	0.66	0.22
		Sex	0.03	0.495	0.45
		Knowledge	0.42	< 0.001**	6.33
		ITN use	− 0.11	0.07	− 1.56
		Effective ITN use	0.03	0.585	0.53
		Malaria parasite	− 1.63	0.04*	− 1.14
MCV/(fl)	74.2 (8.7)	Age	0.16	0.001***	1.86	0.08
		Sex	− 0.06	0.220	− 1.03
		Knowledge	0.17	< 0.001***	3.06
		ITN use	0.09	0.169	1.52
		Effective ITN use	− 0.05	0.473	− 0.89
		Malaria parasite	− 0.05	0.310	− 0.91
MCH/pg	22.6 (2.5)	Age	0.26	< 0.001***	0.86	0.13
		Sex	− 0.05	0.324	− 0.23
		Knowledge	0.21	< 0.001***	1.05
		ITN use	− 0.05	0.456	− 0.23
		Effective ITN use	0.02	0.780	0.10
		Malaria parasite	− 0.01	0.924	− 0.02
MCHC (g/l)	305.9 (27.1)	Age	0.09	0.063	3.31	0.04
		Sex	− 0.01	0.923	− 0.26
		Knowledge	0.08	0.105	4.51
		ITN use	− 0.16	0.017*	− 8.45
		Effective ITN use	0.10	0.153	5.68
		Malaria parasite	0.13	0.015*	6.94	0.11
RDW-CV/%	15.9 (3.6)	Age	0.23	0.001***	1.03
		Sex	0.09	0.049*	0.67
		Knowledge	− 0.04	0.403	− 0.30
		ITN use	− 0.29	0.001***	− 2.05
		Effective ITN use	0.30	0.001***	2.32
		Malaria parasite	0.10	0.060	0.68
Plt/l	328.1 (141.1)	Age	o.15	0.003**	28.04	0.04
		Sex	0.02	0.765	4.15
		Knowledge	0.02	0.733	4.94
		ITN use	− 0.19	0.004**	− 52.25
		Effective ITN use	0.09	0.194	26.81
		Malaria parasite	0.04	0.932	1.27

* Statistically significant at P < 0.05
** Statistically significant at P < 0.01
*** Statistically significant at P < 0.001

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