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Table 4 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with malaria infection

From: Schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthiasis, and malaria co-infections among women of reproductive age in rural communities of Kwale County, coastal Kenya

Factor

Multivariable analysis [aOR, p-value]

(n = 26)

Currently pregnant

3.33, p < 0.001*

Number of pregnancies

 One

Reference

 Two

0.39, p = 0.213

 More than two

0.44, p = 0.055

Improved water sources for household sources

3.24, p < 0.001*

Owning chicken and ducks

0.37, p = 0.028*

Washing hands after helping a child defecate

 Always

Reference

 Sometimes

1.59, p = 0.298

 Never

3.23, p < 0.001*

  1. *Indicates a statistically significant association