Table 4 Association of demographic and clinical characteristics with falciparum malaria among under-five children in Al-Mahweet governorate, Yemen (2019)

Gender

 Male

217

24

(11.1)

1.4

(0.7–2.7)

0.336

 Female

183

15

(8.2)

Reference

Age (years)

 ≥ 3

250

36

(14.4)

8.2

(2.5–27.3)

 < 0.001

 < 3

150

3

(2.0)

Reference

Household size (members)

 ≥ 6

254

30

(11.8)

2.0

(0.9–4.4)

0.067

 < 6

146

9

(6.2)

Reference

Father’s educational status

 Literate

252

22

(8.7)

Reference

0.370

 Illiterate

148

17

(11.5)

1.4

( 0.7–2.6)

Mother’s educational status

 Literate

67

4

(6.0)

Reference

0.253

 Illiterate

333

35

(10.5)

1.9

(0.6–5.4)

Father’s employment status

 Employed

21

2

(0.5)

Reference

1.000

 Unemployed

377

36

(9.0)

1.0

(0.2–4.5)

Mother’s employment status

 Employed

3

0

(0.0)

NA

1.000

 Unemployed

397

39

(9.8)

Fever

 Yes

71

11

(15.5)

2.0

(0.9–4.2)

0.072

 No

329

28

(8.5)

Reference

Sweating

 Yes

28

5

(17.8)

2.2

(0.8–6.1)

0.134

 No

372

34

(9.1)

Reference

Chills

 Yes

7

1

(14.3)

1.5

(0.2–9.3)

0.515

 No

393

38

(9.7)

Reference

Vomiting

 Yes

45

2

(4.4)

0.4

(0.1–1.7)

0.205

 No

355

37

(10.4)

Reference

Jaundice

 Yes

4

1

(25.0)

3.1

(0.3–31.0)

0.301

 No

396

38

(9.6)

Reference