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Table 5 Age-cohort regression for determinants of malaria infection among children under-five

From: Malaria infection among children under-five: the use of large-scale interventions in Ghana

 

6–24 months

Odds ratio

25–36 months

Odds ratio

37–59 months

Odds ratio

ITN (Specification 3)

0.932 (−0.37)

1.094 (0.39)

1.062 (0.34)

IRS (Specification 3)

0.313c (−4.24)

0.419b (−2.41)

0.279c (− 4.66)

Both ITN and IRS (Specification 3)

0.402c (− 2.93)

0.291c (− 2.75)

0.263c (− 4.42)

Individual attributes (I)

 Female

0.963 (−0.23)

1.037 (0.18)

0.982 (−0.13)

 Child weight

1.213c (4.01)

1.025 (0.38)

0.909b (−2.53)

Environmental factors (E)

 Rural

1.539b (2.04)

1.925b (2.50)

1.896c (3.21)

 Hhsize

1.056b (1.99)

1.180c (3.47)

1.047 (1.43)

Wealth index (Base = Poorest)

 Poorer

1.221 (0.93)

1.217 (0.70)

0.924 (−0.37)

 Middle

0.721 (−1.27)

0.869 (− 0.41)

0.483c (−2.85)

 Richer

0.293c (−3.19)

0.193c (−3.23)

0.214c (−4.55)

 Richest

0.041c (−4.10)

0.272b (− 2.4)

0.188c (− 3.72)

Mother’s education (Base = no education)

 Primary

0.856 (−0.59)

0.821 (− 0.57)

0.739 (−1.07)

 Secondary and above

0.768 (−1.07)

0.931 (−0.24)

0.611b (−2.05)

Father’s education (Base = no education)

 Primary

0.724 (−1.23)

0.799 (−0.64)

0.639a (− 1.69)

 Secondary and above

0.666 a (−1.66)

0.876 (− 0.37)

0.605b (− 2.03)

Malaria preventives measures (MP)

 Protection (Base = Not protected)

  IRS alone

0.389c (−3.88)

0.486b (− 2.20)

0.374c (−4.13)

  ITNaprim_edu

1.115 (0.31)

2.501a (1.84)

1.646 (1.49)

  ITNasec_edu

0.621 (−0.94)

0.291b (−2.20)

0.634 (−1.10)

BCC strategies

 TV

0.692a (−1.88)

0.505c (−2.86)

0.869 (−0.78)

 Radio

1.134 (0.67)

0.779 (−1.04)

1.013 (0.07)

 Newspaperaprim_edu

5.240b (2.54)

0.085c (−2.79)

2.482 (1.56)

 Newspaperasec_edu

0.09c (−2.73)

5.752 (1.51)

0.129b (−2.57)

 Constant

0.066c (−2.73)

0.185 (−1.59)

2.361 (1.09)

Pseudo R2

0.179

0.238

0.195

Prob > chi2

130.15c

121.88c

186.83c

N

906

563

991

  1. Source: Author’s own computation from GDHS 2014 data
  2. T-statistics are in parentheses
  3. a, b, c Significant at 10, 5 and 1%, respectively
  4. Bolded variables are statistically significant