Characteristic | Â | Imported Cases | Autochthonous Cases | chi-square p-value | Adjusted OR | ||||
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no. cases | percent | no. cases | percent | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |||
Age group (years) | 0–4 | 633 | 4.13 | 9,380 | 11.87 |  < 0.0001 | 1.00 |  |  |
 | 5–9 | 427 | 2.79 | 9,092 | 11.51 |  | 0.70 | 0.61, 0.80 |  < 0.001 |
 | 10–19 | 1,600 | 10.45 | 17,509 | 22.16 |  | 0.81 | 0.73, 0.91 |  < 0.001 |
 | 20–29 | 4,613 | 30.12 | 14,716 | 18.62 |  | 1.11 | 1.00, 1.24 | 0.05 |
 | 30–39 | 3,946 | 25.77 | 11,625 | 14.71 |  | 1.13 | 1.01, 1.26 | 0.03 |
 | 40–49 | 2,518 | 16.44 | 8,178 | 10.35 |  | 1.09 | 0.96, 1.21 | 0.16 |
 | 50 +  | 1,576 | 10.29 | 8,526 | 10.79 |  | 0.88 | 0.78, 0.99 | 0.04 |
 | Median age |  | 30.8 |  | 22.21 |  |  |  |  |
Sex | Female | 5,408 | 34.68 | 31,498 | 38.65 |  < 0.0001 | 1.00 |  |  |
 | Male | 10,184 | 65.32 | 49,989 | 61.34 |  | 0.88 | 0.84, .93 |  < 0.001 |
Race | Non-indigenous | 1,488 | 9.54 | 36,650 | 44.98 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â |
 | Indigenous | 14,104 | 90.46 | 44,837 | 55.02 |  | 0.38 | 0.35, 0.41 |  < 0.001 |
Occupation | Other | 2,882 | 18.83 | 26,765 | 36.67 |  < 0.0001 | 1.00 |  |  |
 | Domestic | 500 | 3.27 | 6,475 | 8.87 |  | 0.93 | 0.84, 1.04 | 0.20 |
 | Tourism/travel | 648 | 4.23 | 1,956 | 2.68 |  | 2.53 | 2.28, 2.79 |  < 0.001 |
 | Mining | 10,357 | 67.68 | 7,048 | 9.66 |  | 8.99 | 8.52, 9.48 |  < 0.001 |
 | Timber/fishing | 442 | 2.39 | 10,192 | 13.96 |  | 0.66 | 0.58, 0.75 |  < 0.001 |
 | Agriculture | 475 | 3.1 | 20,561 | 28.17 |  | 0.21 | 0.19, 0.24 |  < 0.001 |
Level of schooling (years) | None | 806 | 5.7 | 14,596 | 24.09 |  < 0.0001 | – | – |  |
 | 1 to 4 | 2,516 | 17.8 | 13,347 | 22.03 |  | – | – |  |
 | 5 to 8 | 4,883 | 34.54 | 15,143 | 24.99 |  | – | – |  |
 | 9 to 11 | 5,137 | 36.34 | 15,878 | 26.2 |  | – | – |  |
 | 12 or more | 795 | 5.62 | 1,634 | 2.7 |  | – | – |  |
Species | P. vivax | 4,223 | 27.08 | 7,334 | 9.00 |  < 0.0001 | 1.00 |  |  |
 | P. falciparum | 11,369 | 72.92 | 74,153 | 91.00 |  | 2.08 | 1.96, 2.20 |  < 0.001 |
Time from symptoms to treatment | Less than 24 h | 2,001 | 13.06 | 18,909 | 24.51 |  < 0.0001 | 1.00 |  |  |
 | 24 to 48 h | 1,958 | 12.78 | 14,458 | 18.74 |  | 0.80 | 0.74, 0.87 |  < 0.001 |
 | More than 48 h | 11,362 | 74.16 | 43,766 | 56.74 |  | 0.94 | 0.88, 1.01 | 0.09 |