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Table 5 Use of interventions by cases and controls with results of multiple logistic regression in groups by theme shown with area under the ROC curve for each group

From: Risk factors for malaria in high incidence areas of Viet Nam: a case–control study

Theme

Variable

Cases

Controls

OR

p value

Malaria history

How long been unwell (days)*

3 (2–4)

1 (0–2)

2.576 (2.346–2.841)

< 0.0001

 

Had recorded fever

143 (14.3%)

47 (4.7%)

2.172 (1.480–3.231)

< 0.0001

 

Times had malaria in past 1 year*

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

3.779 (2.873–5.031)

< 0.0001

 

Times people in your house

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

0.9848 (0.8096–1.196)

0.8776

had malaria in past year*

 

Area under ROC

  

0.8395 (0.8225–0.8565)

< 0.0001

Treatment

Had prior treatment

366 (36.6%)

106 (10.6%)

4.869 (3.847–6.206)

< 0.0001

 

Finished treatment

350 (95.6%)

99 (93.4%)

  
 

Vomited treatment

36 (9.8%)

19 (17.9%)

  
 

Area under ROC

  

0.63 (0.6056–0.6544)

< 0.0001

Prior healthcare

Government health center

104 (10.4%)

36 (3.6%)

3.748 (2.536–5.654)

< 0.0001

for this illness

Any medical care

368 (36.8%)

212 (21.2%)

0.9816 (0.4626–1.984)

0.9597

 

Government hospital

10 (1.0%)

2 (0.2%)

5.744 (1.287–41.41)

0.0394

 

Pharmacy

310 (31.0%)

184 (18.4%)

2.38 (1.171–5.089)

0.0197

 

Private clinic

54 (5.4%)

13 (1.3%)

5.66 (2.322–14.76)

0.0002

 

Area under ROC

  

0.6283 (0.6039–0.6526)

< 0.0001

LLIN

Household has LLIN

908 (90.8%)

911 (91.1%)

  
 

Per person*

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

0.2143 (0.06193–0.6692)

0.0102

 

Use

729 (80.0%)

911 (92.4%)

  
 

Age (months)*

7 (6–12)

10 (6–15.5)

0.9748 (0.9628–0.9865)

< 0.0001

 

Last treated (months)*

6 (6–11)

8 (6–12)

0.9935 (0.9832–1.003)

0.2067

 

Has holes

10 (1.1%)

6 (0.7%)

2.321 (0.8358–7.007)

0.1133

 

Area under ROC

  

0.6042 (0.5752–0.6332)

< 0.0001

House

Size*

5 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

0.9302 (0.8764–0.9837)

0.0162

 

Sealed to mosquitoes

8 (0.9%)

7 (0.7%)

1.199 (0.4280–3.437)

0.7274

 

Have AC

6 (0.6%)

11 (1.1%)

0.5445 (0.1864–1.442)

0.2344

 

Area under ROC

  

0.5439 (0.5178–0.5701)

0.0011

Personal

Use coil

152 (15.2%)

173 (17.3%)

2.392 (1.763–3.265)

< 0.0001

protection

Use repellent

198 (19.8%)

382 (38.2%)

0.622 (0.4682–0.8260)

0.001

 

Use plug-in

181 (18.1%)

425 (42.5%)

0.2842 (0.2138–0.3753)

< 0.0001

 

Area under ROC

  

0.6347 (0.6103–0.6591)

< 0.0001

 

Use LLIN

  

0.4308 (0.3195–0.576)

< 0.0001

 

Use coil

  

2.396 (1.758–3.283)

< 0.0001

 

Use repellent

  

0.7364 (0.5514–0.9836)

0.0381

 

Use plug-in

  

0.305 (0.2281–0.4051)

< 0.0001

 

Area under ROC

  

0.656 (0.6318–0.6803)

< 0.0001

  1. Where no odds ratio is shown this indicates that the logistic regression could not be fit for this variable in combination with any others in the group
  2. *Median (IQR)