Table 3 Factors associated with malaria outbreak in Laelay Adyabo district, Northern Ethiopia 2017
Factors | Category | Cases n = 60 No (%) | Controls n = 120 No (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 43 (71.7) | 59 (49.2) | 2.62 (1.34–5.09)* | 0.89 (0.33–2.36) |
Female | 17 (28.3) | 61 (50.8) | 1.00 | ||
Outdoor over night | Yes | 28 (46.7) | 17 (14.2) | 4.32 (2.16–8.67)* | 3.7 (1.44–9.56)** |
No | 32 (53.3) | 103 (85.8) | 1.00 | ||
ITNs | Yes | 46 (76.7) | 102 (85) | 0.58 (0.27–1.27) | 0.97 (0.31–3.01) |
No | 14 (23.3) | 18 (15) | 1.00 | ||
Mosquito breeding site | Yes | 49 (81.7) | 34 (28.3) | 11.27 (5.24–24.21)* | 9.08 (3.6–22.93)** |
No | 11 (18.30 | 86 (71.7) | 1.00 | ||
Repellent | Yes | 02 (3.3) | 24 (20) | 0.14 (0.03–0.61)* | 0.35 (0.06–1.92) |
No | 58 (96.7) | 96 (80) | 1.00 | ||
Protective cloths | Yes | 20 (33.3) | 82 (68.3) | 0.23 (0.12–0.45)* | 0.27 (0.11–0.66)** |
No | 40 (66.7) | 38 (31.7) | 1.00 | ||
Waste collection material in their house | Yes | 15 (25) | 86 (71.7) | 0.13 (0.06–0.27)* | 0.25 (0.11–0.61)** |
No | 45 (75) | 34 (28.3) | 1.00 | ||
Intermittent river | Yes | 39 (65) | 19 (15.8) | 9.87 (4.8–20.33)* | 2.13 (0.8–5.65) |
No | 21 (35) | 101 (84.2) | 1.00 | ||
Knowledge on Sign and symptom | Good | 52 (86.7) | 115 (95.8) | 0.28 (0.09–0.91)* | 0.99 (0.14–7.18) |
Poor | 8 (13.3) | 5 (4.2) | 1.00 | ||
Knowledge on transmissions | Good | 42 (70) | 107 (89.2) | 0.28 (0.13–0.63)* | 0.25 (0.08–0.75)** |
Poor | 18 (30) | 13 (10.8) | 1.00 |