Table 4

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals)1 for predictors of P. falciparum infection and Hb < 11 g/dl

Unadjusted models2 OR (95% CI)
 Adjusted- final model OR (95% CI)
Model 1: P. falciparum infection
     Rural travel past 3 weeks
 12.80 (2.20, 74.46)**
 23.45 (3.28, 167.75)**
     Socioeconomic score2
 3.22 (1.95, 5.32)***
 3.95 (2.26, 6.90)***
     Child age, in years
 1.22 (1.08, 1.38)**
 1.28 (1.13, 1.45)***
Model 2: Hb < 11 g/dl
     P. falciparum infection
 3.94 (2.17, 7.15)***
 3.92 (2.04, 7.54)***
     Moshie Zongo residence
 3.80 (2.29, 6.30)***
 3.76 (2.16, 6.56)***
     Child male
 1.83 (1.13, 2.97)*
 2.16 (1.28, 3.66)**
     Child age, in years2
 0.84 (0.76, 0.93)***
 0.79 (0.71, 0.88)***

1. Households were included as a random effect for all models, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

2. Child age (from 1 to 9 years) and socioeconomic score (from 3: highest to 0: lowest) are included in models as continuous variable

Ronald et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:105   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-105

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