Table 4

Risk factors for malaria in Khagrachari, Bangladesh

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

P-value


Distance to forest

- < = 3 km

1.50

(1.00-2.21)

2.23

(1.37-3.60)

0.001

- >3 km

1.00

1.00


Distance to water

- ≤3 km

0.47

(0.31-0.70)

0.50

(0.31-0.80)

0.004

- > 3 km

1.00

1.00


Housing status

- Precarious

2.18

(1.50-3.30)

1.66

(1.04-2.64)

0.034

- Non-precarious

1.00

1.00


Bed net in house

- <3 bed net

2.00

(1.30-3.00)

1.70

(1.10-2.72)

0.028

- ≥3 bed net

1.00

1.00


Age

- ≤17 years

4.27

(2.83-6.45)

4.14

(2.71-6.32)

<0.0001

- > 17 years

1.00

1.00


Haque et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:185   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-185

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