Table 1

Risk factors associated with malaria incidence

Malaria incidence

Crude OR

p-value

Adjusted OR

p-value


Distance to breeding site

0.95 (0.91–0.98)

0.003

0.96 (0.92–0.998)

0.04

Age

under 5 yrs

2.44 (1.46–4.06)

0.001

2.36 (1.41–3.97)

0.001

5–14 yrs

3.80 (2.51–5.75)

< 0.001

3.68 (2.42–5.61)

<0.001

15 yrs and older

1.0 reference

1.0 reference

Window screen

Yes

0.586 (0.41–0.84)

0.03

0.65 (0.44–0.94)

0.023

No

1.0 reference

1.0 reference

Window size

Big/medium (<50 cm2)

1.431 (0.944–2.171)

0.092

1.328 (0.859–2.054)

0.202

Small/no window (>50 cm2)

1.0 reference

1.0 reference


Crude and adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) are represented with a 95% confidence interval between brackets.

Oesterholt et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:98   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-98

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