Table 2 Results of bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of associated factors with asymptomatic malaria infection, Boricha district, Sidama region, Ethiopia (April to May 2021)
Variable | Malaria lab result | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | COR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age in year | ||||||
 < 5 | 4 | 53 | 1.88 (0.58–6.13) | 0.295 | 1.57 (0.46–5.39) | 0.48 |
 5–14 | 20 | 211 | 2.36 (1.10–5.04) | 0.026 | 2.42 (1.08–5.40) | 0.03* |
 ≥ 15 | 11 | 274 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.10 |
ITN utilization | ||||||
 Yes | 1 | 100 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 No | 34 | 438 | 7.76 (1.05–57.38) | 0.045 | 8.41 (1.09–65.08) | 0.04* |
Eave available | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 34 | 474 | 4.59 (0.62–34.11) | 0.136 | 6.41 (0.81–50.92) | 0.08 |
 No | 1 | 64 | 1 |  |  |  |
Window | ||||||
 Yes | 20 | 227 | 1.83 (0.91–3.65) | 0.087 | 2.11 (1.02–4.36) | 0.04* |
 No | 15 | 311 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Travel history | ||||||
 Yes | 6 | 23 | 4.63 (1.75–12.26) | 0.002 | 6.85 (2.32–20.26) | 0.00* |
 No | 29 | 515 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Educational status | ||||||
 No formal education | 11 | 171 | 3.28 (0.41–26.02) | 0.26 | 2.32 (0.25–21.93) | 0.46 |
 Elementary school | 23 | 316 | 3.71 (0.49–28.09) | 0.20 | 2.54 (0.28–22.79) | 0.41 |
 Secondary and above | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0.44 |  | 0.71 |