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Table 4 Factors associated with asymptomatic malaria infection in the study population

From: Asymptomatic malaria infection, associated factors and accuracy of diagnostic tests in a historically high transmission setting in Northern Uganda

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p- value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

  < 5

Reference

   

 5.0 to 10

0.46 (0.24, 0.87)

0.017

0.50 (0.20, 1.30)

0.155

 10.1 to 15

0.91(0.49, 1.68)

0.767

0.80 (0.31, 2.06)

0.647

Sex

 Female

Reference

   

 Male

1.01(0.62, 1.65)

0.956

0.65 (0.31, 1.35)

0.248

Village

 Akwon

Reference

   

 AmiaA

0.84 (0.42, 1.65)

0.856

0.74 (0.27, 2.03)

0.564

 Egum

0.94 (0.46, 1.90)

0.343

1.23 (0.42,3.61)

0.705

 Gweri

0.71 (0.35, 1.43)

0.605

1.08 (0.35, 3.29)

0.899

Recognition of Malaria symptoms

 Fever

Reference

   

 Others

1.19 (0.54,2.62)

0.662

0.59 (0.21, 1.69)

0.328

Presence of a VHT of CHW

 No

Reference

   

 Yes

0.15 (0.01, 0.41)

0.001

0.02 (0.01, 0.45)

0.001

Slept under net previous night

 No

Reference

   

 Yes

0.22 (0.13, 0.38)

0.001

0.27 (0.13,0.56)

0.001