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Table 5 Individual and household risk factors associated with malaria infection in the matched multivariate analysis

From: Individual and household factors associated with ownership of long-lasting insecticidal nets and malaria infection in south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study

Characteristics

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Sex

 Female

1

 

 Male

0.88 (0.52, 1.48)

0.607

Household size

 < 5

1

 

 ≥ 5

1.48 (0.91, 2.39)

0.109

Keep livestock inside house

 No

1

 

 Yes

1.43 (0.83, 2.49)

0.190

Opening windows on retiring to sleep

 No

1

 

 Yes

1.26 (0.51, 3.11)

0.597

Frequency of mosquito biting during the last month

 Frequently

1

 

 Occasionally

0.77 (0.31, 1.94)

0.565

 Not at all

0.33 (0.11, 1.04)

0.058

Stayed overnight outdoor in the last month

 No

1

 

 Yes

1.57 (0.76, 3.24)

0.209

Had malaria during the last 6 months

 No

1

 

 Yes

1.09 (0.27, 4.44)

0.904

N

  
  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval