Table 4 Predictors of asymptomatic malaria, Metema district, Northwest Ethiopia, November 25–December 10, 2018 (n = 1208)
Variables | Malaria parasites | COR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Age (in years) | ||||||
 18–24 | 94 | 359 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 25–34 | 100 | 546 | 0.57 | 0.42–0.79 | 0.55 | 0.38–0.80 |
 35 +  | 18 | 91 | 0.49 | 0.27–0.90 | 0.65 | 0.32–1.30 |
Education | ||||||
 No education | 165 | 725 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Formal education | 47 | 271 | 0.97 | 0.69–1.37 |  |  |
Occupation | ||||||
 Farmer | 120 | 594 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Daily labourer | 76 | 274 | 1.41 | 1.02–1.94 | 1.49 | 1.06–2.10 |
 Student | 16 | 128 | 0.88 | 0.53–1.45 | 0.74 | 0.43–1.25 |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural | 173 | 762 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Urban | 39 | 234 | 0.68 | 0.46–0.99 | 0.75 | 0.50–1.12 |
Origin/homeland | ||||||
 Highland | 128 | 532 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Midland | 47 | 262 | 0.77 | 0.53–1.13 | 0.96 | 0.64–1.44 |
 Lowland | 37 | 201 | 0.34 | 0.22–0.53 | 0.34 | 0.25–0.53 |
Number of farm sites visited | ||||||
 One | 57 | 480 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Two | 77 | 302 | 1.56 | 1.08–2.25 | 1.58 | 1.08–2.32 |
 Three | 57 | 172 | 2.28 | 1.54–3.38 | 2.42 | 1.56–3.76 |
 Four and above | 21 | 42 | 2.55 | 1.38–4.69 | 3.16 | 1.64–6.11 |
Ownership of LLINs | ||||||
 Yes | 27 | 127 | 1 |  |  |  |
 No | 185 | 869 | 1 | 0.64–1.56 |  |  |
Utilization frequency of LLINs | ||||||
 Frequently | 5 | 80 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Occasionally | 22 | 47 | 7.48 | 2.66–21.09 | 6.8 | 1.75–26.52 |
LLINs used in the last night | ||||||
 Yes | 10 | 91 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 No | 17 | 36 | 4.29 | 1.798–10.27 | 1.14 | 0.35–3.69 |
Repellent | ||||||
 Yes | 6 | 28 | 1 |  |  |  |
 No | 206 | 968 | 0.99 | 0.41–1.24 |  |  |
Wearing long-sleeved clothes | ||||||
 Yes | 30 | 168 | 1 |  |  |  |
 No | 182 | 828 | 1.23 | 0.81–1.87 |  |  |
Smoking | ||||||
 Yes | 9 | 66 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 No | 203 | 930 | 1.6 | 0.79–3.27 | 2.28 | 0.26–20.19 |