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Table 4 Factors associated with the occurrence of fever: during pregnancy and child during the last 3 months

From: Malaria knowledge, preventive actions, and treatment-seeking behavior among ethnic minorities in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia: a community-based cross-sectional survey

 

Multiple logistic regression [Fever in pregnancy]

Multiple logistic regression [Fever of child]

AOR

95%CI

AOR

95%CI

Stay overnight at farm hut

2.008

1.215

3.321**

3.681

1.943

6.972**

Malaria preventive measures (ref = least active)

 active

0.980

0.518

1.853

0.497

0.234

1.056

 most active

0.736

0.386

1.405

0.292

0.136

0.650**

Vector control measures (ref = least active)

 active

0.888

0.485

1.626

1.297

0.623

2.702

 most active

1.296

0.648

2.594

2.015

0.862

4.711

Age of mother

  < 20

1

  

1

  

 20–29

0.854

0.424

1.720

0.954

0.406

2.243

 30–39

0.619

0.258

1.485

0.811

0.278

2.363

Education

 None

1

  

1

  

 Primary

1.270

0.698

2.312

1.352

0.657

2.780

 Secondary and above

0.966

0.323

2.894

1.588

0.417

6.051

Wealth quartiles

 Low

1

  

1

  

 Lower middle

0.709

0.322

1.560

0.874

0.343

2.233

 Upper middle

0.817

0.366

1.824

0.614

0.225

1.671

 High

0.574

0.229

1.440

0.803

0.272

2.374

Ethnicity

 Khmer

1

  

1

  

 Thompoun

1.936

0.684

5.480

4.076

0.920

18.060

 Charay

0.958

0.315

2.909

3.281

0.713

15.090

 Kreung

2.158

0.751

6.199

2.112

0.455

9.809

 Other

1.109

0.396

3.110

2.766

0.636

12.029

Have other children/sibling (Yes)

0.885

0.476

1.646

0.935

0.434

2.016

Age of child

 0–5

1

  

 6–11

1.456

0.701

3.024

 12–17

1.154

0.512

2.601

 18–23

0.713

0.285

1.783

Gender of child (Female)

1.317

0.725

2.394

Experience of child loss (Yes)

1.923

0.832

4.460

Water treatment (Yes)

1.351

0.772

2.366

0.951

0.484

1.867

Have toilet (Yes)

1.036

0.498

2.157

1.886

0.787

4.518

Own livestock (Yes)

1.445

0.738

2.829

0.939

0.419

2.107

  1. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01