Table 5 Factors associated with P. falciparum infection
Parameter | No. | % Infected | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95Â % CI) | P | aOR (95Â % CI) | P | |||
Age (years) | 728 | n.a. | 0.93 (0.88–0.98) | 0.005 | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) | 0.02 |
Referred for delivery | ||||||
 No | 386 | 5.2 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 334 | 13.2 | 2.78 (1.55–5.0) | 0.0002 | 2.11 (1.17–3.81) | 0.01 |
Travel distance to hospital | ||||||
 ≤1 h | 477 | 7.3 | 1 |  |  |  |
 >1 h | 171 | 15.2 | 2.26 (1.27–4.02) | 0.003 | 1.80 (1.02–3.17) | 0.04 |
Electricity on the premises | ||||||
 No | 524 | 11.1 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 199 | 3.5 | 0.29 (0.11–0.66) | 0.002 | 0.38 (0.17–0.86) | 0.02 |
Used bet net last night | ||||||
 No | 234 | 12.8 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 436 | 6.9 | 0.50 (0.29–0.88) | 0.01 |  |  |
Bed net ownership | ||||||
 No | 145 | 13.8 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 574 | 7.8 | 0.53 (0.29–0.97) | 0.03 |  |  |
Ethnic group | ||||||
 Mutooro | 417 | 7 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Else | 291 | 11.3 | 1.71 (0.98–2.98) | 0.04 |  |  |