Table 3 Bivariate analysis for covariate determinants of multiplicity of infection (MOI)
Variable | Variable sub-group | n (%) | MO1 Ruhuha, n = 195 | MOI Mubuga, n = 193 | Overall MOI, (± SD) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study site | All | 388 (100 %) | 2.13 | 1.29 | 1.72 (± 1.02) | <0.0001 |
Study participants age group | ≤5 years | 74 (19.1) | 1.92 | 1.32 | 1.74 (± 1.05) |  |
6–15 years | 188 (48.4) | 2.34 | 1.37 | 1.86 (± 1.07) |  | |
≥16 years | 126 (32.5) | 1.96 | 1.21 | 1.49 (± 0.89) | 0.008 | |
Sex | Male | 173 (44.6) | 2.14 | 1.27 | 1.66 (± 0.97) |  |
Female | 215 (55.4) | 2.13 | 1.32 | 1.76 (± 1.06) | 0.321 | |
Measured fever ≥37.5 °C | Yes | 188 (48.4) | 2.12 | 1.29 | 1.79 (± 1.10) |  |
No | 200 (51.6) | 2.15 | 1.30 | 1.63 (± 0.92) | 0.119 | |
Reported fever | Yes | 354 (91.2) | 2.14 | 1.29 | 1.75 (± 1.05) |  |
No | 34 (8.8) | 2.00 | 1.32 | 1.38 (± 0.65) | 0.046 | |
Parasite density (parasites/μL) | <1000 | 176 (45.4) | 1.91 | 1.28 | 1.51 (± 0.82) |  |
1000-9999 | 132 (34.0) | 2.39 | 1.31 | 1.79 (± 1.10) |  | |
≥10,000 | 80 (20.6) | 2.12 | 1.33 | 2.06 (± 1.18) | 0.0002 | |
Number of Plasmodium species | P. falciparum only | 215 (55.4) | 2.33 | 1.11 | 1.73 (± 1.03) |  |
P. falciparum and P. ovale) | 173 (44.6) | 2.13 | 1.30 | 1.42 (± 0.67) | 0.303 | |
Presence of gametocyte | Yes | 10 (2.8) | 1.50 | 1.38 | 1.30 (± 0.56) |  |
No | 378 (97.2) | 2.14 | 1.29 | 1.72 (± 1.03) | 0.322 | |
History of sleeping under a bed net the night before survey | Yes | 279 (71.9) | 2.21 | 1.28 | 1.71 (± 1.09) |  |
No | 109 (28.1) | 1.99 | 1.35 | 1.73 (± 0.84) | 0.834 |