Table 3 Logistic regression of factors potentially associated with malaria infection*

Child’s age in months

1.06 (1.03–1.10)

0.0009

1.07 (1.03–1.10)

0.0004

Child’s sex

Female

1

0.5474

1

0.5904

Male

0.89 (0.61–1.30)

0.90 (0.62–1.31)

Use of mosquito net at night

0.73 (0.50–1.06)

0.0923

0.94 (0.63–1.41)

0.7745

Three IPTi3 doses received

0.52 (0.36–0.76)

0.0008

0.62 (0.38–1.02)

0.0588

Fully immunized, WHO definition

0.52 (0.34–0.79)

0.0024

0.82 (0.48–1.41)

0.4701

Caretaker’s age in years

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.5832

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

07122

Caretaker’s sex

Female

1

0.7702

1

0.8664

Male

0.93 (0.58–1.49)

0.96 (0.59–1.56)

Caretaker’s relationship with the child

Parent

1

0.6840

1

0.5965

Other

0.90 (0.52–1.54)

1.15 (0.68–1.93)

Is the caretaker able to read and write?

Illiterate

1

0.7243

0.0204

1

0.3026

0.0131

Partially literate

0.93 (0.62–1.40)

0.78 (0.48–1.26)

Fully literate

0.51 (0.29–0.90)

0.43 (0.22–0.83)

Caretaker’s main type of income

No salary

1

0.6236

0.4589

1

0.7624

0.0421

Self-employment

0.88 (0.51–1.50)

1.10 (0.59–2.02)

Paid employment

1.38 (0.58–3.26)

3.02 (1.04–8.75)

Caretaker’s marital status

Single (never married)

1

0.9919

0.8557

0.5289

1

0.5433

0.8628

0.3166

Married or in union

1.00 (0.59–1.70)

0.82 (0.42–1.58)

Separated or divorced

1.11 (0.37–3.30)

0.90 (0.26–3.10)

Widow/er

0.70 (0.23–2.14)

0.53 (0.15–1.87)

Caretaker’s religion

Christian

1

0.7974

0.6713

1

0.0846

0.8553

Muslim

0.95 (0.65–1.39)

0.70 (0.46–1.05)

Other

1.86 (0.10–34.63)

1.27 (0.09–17.58)

District

Bombali

1

1

Tonkolili

2.10 (1.32–3.33)

0.0021

2.03 (1.24–3.30)

0.0053

Port Loko

1.52 (1.00–2.34)

0.0524

1.54 (0.97–2.43)

0.0675

Locality

Rural

1

0.8369

1

0.4122

Urban

1.05 (0.67–1.62)

0.83 (0.54–1.29)