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Table 3 Risk factors associated malaria infection in Kachin Special region II, Myanmar

From: Risk factors associated with malaria infection along China–Myanmar border: a case–control study

Factors

OR (95%CI)

P value

AOR (95%CI)

P value

Overnight out of home

3.37 (1.82–6.3)

0.0001

2.72 (1.40–5.29)

0.0033

Laiza city

2.95 (1.54–5.62)

0.0011

3.44 (1.55–7.64)

0.0023

Altitude < 500 m

4.1300 (1.96–8.71)

0.0002

2.81 (1.21–6.51)

0.0161

Streamlets ≤ 100 m

2.80 (1.35–5.83)

0.0058

4.63 (1.04–20.57)

0.0441

Wood, earth and thatched houses or cottages

0.33 (0.17–0.64)

0.0009

0.65 (0.30–1.41)

0.2753

Not using bed nets

0.36 (0.13–0.98)

0.05

0.93 (0.29–2.96)

0.8938

Don’t know malaria transmission

1.81 (0.94–3.45)

0.0744

1.44 (0.61–3.46)

0.4082

Don’t know nearby endemic areas

0.38 (0.20–0.75)

0.0053

0.56 (0.23–1.40)

0.2136

No consideration of malaria prevention

0.53 (0.30–0.94)

0.0429

0.97 (0.49–2.65)

0.9944

Senior member decision

1.143 (0.33–3.90)

0.8313

  1. OR odd ratio, CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odd ratio