Table 2

Fixed and random effects estimates‡ of paediatric malaria-related admissions and deaths in Zomba district, Malawi, 2002–2003
Variable
Hospitalization
 Mortality


IRR
 95% CI
 IRR†
 95% CI
Sex
 Male
 1.02
 (0.91, 1.14)
 1.05
 (0.86, 1.29)

Female
 1.00
1.00
Age
 < 1 year
 3.34
 (2.80, 3.95)
 3.74
 (2.52, 5.39)

1–4 years
 1.10
 (0.93, 1.30)
 1.29
 (0.92, 1.87)

5–9 years
 0.65
 (0.54, 0.78)
 0.73
 (0.47, 1.10)

10–14 years
 1.00
1.00
Heterogeneity term




Unstructured effect

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 0.17
 (0.001, 0.81)
 1.54
 (0.002, 9.09)
Structured effect

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 7.17
 (2.65, 14.11)
 21.77
 (0.66, 92.41)

‡ Based on spatial Poisson model: Equation 1

† IRR-Incidence rate ratios, Cl-Confidence interval

Kazembe et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:93   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-93

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