Table 1 |
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Parasitaemia rates and relative odds with 95% confidence intervals. |
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| Characteristic |
n |
Parasitemia rate |
Unadjusted RO |
Adjusted RO* |
|
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| District |
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| Samburu |
238 |
1.7% |
Reference |
|
| Malindi |
442 |
7.2% |
4.57 (1.59 – 13.07) |
4.03 (1.35 – 12.02) |
| Busia |
461 |
22.3% |
16.83 (6.12 – 46.32) |
14.41 (5.04 – 41.21) |
| Age |
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| 18 – 25 |
266 |
13.2% |
Reference |
|
| 26 – 35 |
286 |
12.6% |
0.95 (0.58 – 1.56) |
|
| 36 – 45 |
219 |
12.3% |
0.93 (0.54 – 1.59) |
|
| 46+ |
370 |
11.1% |
0.82 (0.51 – 1.33) |
|
| Sex |
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| Female |
731 |
11.5% |
Reference |
|
| Male |
408 |
13.2% |
1.17 (0.82 – 1.69) |
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| Literacy |
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| Illiterate |
492 |
6.9% |
Reference |
|
| Literate |
322 |
13.7% |
2.13 (1.33 – 3.42) |
1.78 (1.08 – 2.92) |
| Occupation |
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| Other |
458 |
12.8% |
Reference |
|
| Agriculture |
585 |
14.4% |
1.15 (0.77 – 1.70) |
|
| Home Duties |
167 |
2.4% |
0.17 (0.06 – 0.48) |
0.76 (0.44 – 1.31) |
| Illness in Past 3 Months |
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| Other |
789 |
10.5% |
Reference |
|
| Diarrhoea |
45 |
25.9% |
2.97 (1.22 – 7.24) |
2.31 (0.94 – 5.68) |
| Malaria |
307 |
15.3% |
1.49 (1.00 – 2.20) |
1.06 (0.61 – 1.84) |
| Antimalarial Use Past 4 Weeks |
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| Not Used |
954 |
11.9% |
Reference |
|
| Used |
187 |
13.3% |
1.14 (0.71 – 1.81) |
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* Modeled relative odds in logistic regression model. |
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Coldren et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:96 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-96 |
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