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Table 3 Socio-economic factors and the risk of malaria infection by logistic regression model. Health facility-based surveys.

From: Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) I: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Ouagadougou

Socio-economic factors

%

OR

95% CI

P value

Adjusted for the effects of residential areas and age groups

Education

Primary

23.2%

1

-

-

Secondary

33.4%

0.97

0.62–1.49

0.873

Superior

5.2%

0.96

0.44–2.09

0.911

No education

35.5%

1.3

0.85–1.98

0.222

Religious

2.6%

0.74

0.24–2.27

0.594

Housing material

Concrete/brick

58.1%

1

-

-

Leaf/mud

4.6%

1.61

0.82–3.19

0.17

Leaf

0.8%

2.13

0.50–9.00

0.304

Others

36.5%

1.45

1.06–1.98

< 0.05

Water supply resource

Tap water

38.1%

1

-

-

Well

0.6%

1.58

0.18–13.90

0.68

Fountain

58.1%

1.66

1.19–2.31

< 0.005

Others

3.2%

2.8

1.30–6.04

< 0.005

Living near a garden or agriculture land

No

71.0%

1

-

-

Yes

29.0%

1.39

1.01–1.92

< 0.05

Adjusted for the effects of different residential areas

Bednet usage

No use

58.0%

1

-

-

Used

42.0%

0.74

0.54–1.00

< 0.05

Without adjusting for residential areas and age groups

Rural exposure within 90 days

No

91.3%

1

-

-

Yes

8.7%

1.14

0.70–1.90

0.6

Previous malaria treatment within 30 days with the presence of parasitaemia

No

52.5%

1

-

-

Yes

47.5%

1.1

0.82–1.48

0.5