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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of malaria risk for Batwa and non-Batwa livestock owners (zooprophylaxis) in Kanungu District Uganda, July 2013 and April 2014

From: Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasitaemia among indigenous Batwa and non-indigenous communities of Kanungu district, Uganda

Variables

Adjusted odds (OR [CI])

n = 325

Variable of interest

 Keep animals inside at night

  No

Ref

  Yes

0.29 [0.09–0.94]

Control variables

 Ethnicity

  Non-Batwa

Ref

  Batwa

1.79 [0.59–5.38]

 Relative wealth

  Wealthier 50 %

Ref

  Poorer 50 %

3.39 [1.06–10.85]

 Bed net ownership

  Yes

Ref

  No

0.88 [0.29–2.74]

  1. Adjusted odds is the odds ratio when all listed variables are included in the logistic regression model. These results are not sensitive to age and sex on sensitivity analysis