Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with asymptomatic and symptomatic malaria in MSaT survey

Age groups (years)

 < 5

Reference

Reference

Reference

 5–15

0.60 (0.39–0.92)*

2.58 (0.69–9.66)

0.66 (0.44–0.98)*

 15–25

0.52 (0.33–0.81)**

2.88 (0.78–10.59)

0.60 (0.39–0.90)*

 25–50

0.61 (0.41–0.89)*

2.24 (0.67–7.52)

0.69 (0.48–0.99)*

 Above 50

0.54 (0.36–0.83)**

1.29 (0.33–5.03)

0.57 (0.38–0.86)**

Gender

 Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Male

0.94 (0.75–1.18)

1.48 (0.85–2.57)

0.99 (0.80–1.22)

Clusters

 Cluster 1 (Hard to reach)

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Cluster 2 (API ≥ 5)

1.05 (0.75–1.46)

0.30 (0.16–0.57)****

0.59 (0.43–0.83)**

 Cluster 3 (API 1–4.99)

0.79 (0.54–1.16)

0.08 (0.03–0.21)****

0.83 (0.62–1.11)

 Cluster 4 (API 0–1)

0.01 (0.005–0.026)****

empty

0.01 (0.003–0.02)****

Round

 1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 2

1.07 (0.84–1.37)

empty

0.98 (0.77–1.24)

 3

0.11 (0.07–0.18)****

1.17 (0.66–2.09)

0.27 (0.20–0.37)****

Endemicity

 Low

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Moderate to high

88.30 (39.35–198.17)****

omitted

104.08 (46.43–233.30)****