Table 5 Malaria prevalence stratified by different risk factors among community members, Shewa Robit Town, northeastern Ethiopia, 2011
Variables | Number | Â | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Examined | Positive (%) | |||
Age | <5 | 42 | 4(9.5) | 1.00 |
| Â | 5-14 | 79 | 1(1.3) | 0.12(0.01, 1.50) |
|  | ≥15 | 304 | 7(2.3) | 0.79(0.04,14.95) |
Sex | Male | 172 | 8(4.6) | 1.00 |
| Â | Female | 253 | 4(1.6) | 0.48 (0.07, 3.55) |
Distance of breeding site | ≤500 ms | 123 | 9(7.3) | 1.00 |
| Â | >500Â ms | 157 | 2(1.3) | 0.06(0.01,0.22)** |
DDT spray | Yes | 297 | 6(2.0) | 1.00 |
| Â | No | 128 | 6(4.7) | 2.31 (1.98,2.69)** |
Presence of ITN | No | 37 | 3(8.1) | 1.00 |
| Â | Yes | 388 | 9(2.3) | 0.17 (0.06, 0.50)* |
Screened windows | Yes | 242 | 3 (1.2) | 1.00 |
| Â | No | 103 | 7(6.8) | 2.16 (0.89,5.24) |
Presence of hole in the wall | Yes | 153 | 11(7.2) | 1.00 |
| Â | No | 272 | 1(0.4) | 0.08(0.01, 0.58)* |