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Table 2 Bayesian multivariate analysis of the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. parasitaemia, overall and stratified by age group

From: Plasmodium infection and its risk factors in eastern Uganda

 

All ages

Pre-school

School-aged

Adults

(0-85 years)

(<5 years)

(5-15 years)

(≥ 16 years)

Parameter:

OR

(95% BCI)

OR

(95% BCI)

OR

(95% BCI)

OR

(95% BCI)

Personal characteristics:

Age (in years):

        

   <2

1

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

   3-4

1.78

(1.16-2.74)

2.06

(1.22-3.56)

-

 

-

 

   5-9

3.01

(2.02-4.45)

-

 

-

 

-

 

   10-15

2.15

(1.46-3.23)

-

 

-

 

-

 

   16-25

0.59

(0.19-0.45)

-

 

-

 

1

 

   26-49

0.29

(0.08-0.25)

-

 

-

 

0.50

(0.31-0.78)

   50 +

0.14

(0.19-0.45)

-

 

-

 

0.27

(0.15-0.48)

Age-linear term

-

 

-

 

0.94

(0.89-0.99)

-

 

Household characteristics:

Slept under a net last night?

0.75

(0.58-0.96)

-

 

0.57

(0.38-0.86)

-

 

≥ 1 net per 2 residents

-

 

0.15

(0.02-0.72)

-

 

-

 

LLIN/ITN in household a

-

 

0.47

(0.23-0.89)

-

 

-

 

Rice growing area > 750 m

0.65

(0.47-0.89)

-

 

-

 

0.49

(0.28-0.82)

Health centre >1000 m

-

 

-

 

-

 

1.75

(1.02-3.06)

Variance parameter:

Household σ2

0.45

(0.20-0.76)

2.02

(0.23-4.75)

0.44

(0.04-1.14)

0.51

(0.03-1.44)

  1. Parameters left blank were omitted in the final multivariate model for this demographic model.
  2. a LLIN long-lasting insecticidal net; ITN insecticide-treated net
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Malaria Journal

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