Table 4 Determinants of malaria infection in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 370)
From: Determinants of malaria infection in Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study
Variables | Cases | Controls | COR (95 %CI) | AOR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 185) | (N = 185) | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 137 | 85 | 3.4(2.2–5.2) | 2.2(1.2–3.9)a |
Female | 48 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
Outdoor activities at night | ||||
Yes | 82 | 31 | 4.0(2.4–6.4) | 5.7(2.5–12.7)a |
No | 103 | 154 | 1 | 1 |
Travel history in the past 2 weeks to other malaria endemic areas | ||||
Yes | 35 | 11 | 3.7(1.8–7.5) | 1.6(0.5–5.0) |
No | 150 | 174 | 1 | 1 |
Sleeping outdoors at night | ||||
Yes | 29 | 8 | 4.1(1.8–9.3) | 0.9(0.2–3.2) |
No | 156 | 177 | 1 | 1 |
Bed net use | ||||
Yes | 137 | 153 | 0.4(0.2–1.0) | 0.6(0.2–1.7) |
No | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Household bed net possession | ||||
Yes | 152 | 161 | 0.7(0.4–1.2) | 0.83 (0.8–2.8) |
No | 33 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
Proximity to stagnant water body | ||||
Yes | 58 | 34 | 1.5(1.0–2.4) | 2.7(1.3–5.4)a |
No | 127 | 151 | 1 | 1 |
Proximity to temporary river body | ||||
Yes | 127 | 109 | 1.5(1.0–2.3) | 1.1(0.6–2.0) |
No | 58 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
Persons sharing a bed net | ||||
≤ 2 | 98 | 51 | 3.9(2.4–6.2) | 3.9(2.0–7.7)a |
≥3 | 54 | 109 | 1 | 1 |
Age (in year) | ||||
≤ 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5–14 | 37 | 1 | 0.3(0.02–4.7) | 0.6(0.3–6.2) |
≥15 | 138 | 183 | 13.3(1.7–4.8) | 18(2.1–161.5)a |