Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance

Table 2 Risk factor associated with malaria febrile illness

Risk factors	Category	Adjusted odd ratio	95% CI	p-value
Zones	Kano Plains	1.41	1.17–1.71	< 0.0001
	Lowland Lakeshore	1.28	1.05–1.56	0.016
	Highland Plateau	Ref.
Sex	Female	0.79	0.67–0.92	0.004
Sex	Male	Ref.
Age group	< 5 years old	1.87	1.49–2.35	< 0.0001
	5–< 15 years old	2.22	1.87–2.66	< 0.0001
	≥ 15 years old	Ref.
Temperature	< 37.5 °C	0.52	0.44–0.62	< 0.0001
Temperature	≥ 37.5 °C	Ref.
Bednet usage	No net	1.60	1.13–2.27	0.008
Bednet usage	Use net	Ref.
Travel history	No	0.62	0.42–0.92	0.017
Travel history	Yes	Ref.
Occupation/ income generating activity	Farmer	0.96	0.65–1.42	0.844
	Commercial sales	0.71	0.45–1.12	0.713
	Unemployed	1.47	0.88–2.46	0.143
	Child younger than working age	1.79	1.13–2.84	0.012
	Others	Ref.
Month	May	0.77	0.60–0.98	0.035
	June	0.79	0.62–0.99	0.039
	July	1.41	1.13–1.75	0.002
	August	Ref.

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