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Bivariate analysis of the relationship between malaria and covariates (sex, age, period, and climate season). |
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| Covariates |
Cases |
Incidence density(1) |
Confidence Interval 95% |
Log-Likelihood ratio test |
p-value |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
323 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
0.25 |
0.6188 |
| Female |
294 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
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| Age |
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| Less than 1 year |
259 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
7.5 |
25.16 |
< 0.001 |
| From 2 to 5 years |
287 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
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| Greater than 5 years |
80 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
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| Period |
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| First (Dec 96 – Oct 97) |
121 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
73.74 |
< 0.001 |
| Second (Nov 97 – Oct 98) |
173 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
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| Third (Nov 98 – July 99) |
324 |
8.9 |
7.9 |
9.9 |
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| Climate Season |
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| Dry (May-Oct) |
199 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
73.71 |
< 0.001 |
| Wet (Nov-Apr) |
419 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
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Abellana et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:228 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-228 |
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