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Table 6 Factors associated with the report of personal mosquito protection among persons visiting the clinic with symptoms

From: The use of mosquito repellents at three sites in India with declining malaria transmission: surveys in the community and clinic

 

Any repellent

Vaporizer

Coil

 

Risk ratio (95 % CI)

P

Risk ratio (95 % CI)

P

Risk ratio (95 % CI)

P

Chennai Clinic

 At least secondary education

1.36 (1.13–1.65)

0.001

1.41 (1.09–1.82)

0.009

ns

 

 Occupation

  None

0.90 (0.74–1.09)

0.286

0.86 (0.65–1.13)

0.266

0.90 (0.64–1.29)

0.578

  Daily wage/labor

0.58 (0.37–0.89)

0.012

0.55 (0.31–0.99)

0.045

0.43 (0.19–0.97)

0.041

  Trade (self-employed)

0.87 (0.68–1.12)

0.289

0.98 (0.71–1.36)

0.903

0.70 (0.43–1.16)

0.164

  Salaried

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Rainy season

ns

 

0.76 (0.60–0.95)

0.019

ns

 

Nadiad Clinic

 Age

   < 5 years

1.29 (0.75–2.20)

0.355

2.21 (1.12–4.33)

0.021

1.02 (0.56–1.84)

0.960

  5–9 years

1.61 (1.16–2.24)

0.004

1.51 (0.87–2.63)

0.140

1.52 (1.16–2.01)

0.003

  10–17 years

0.99 (0.71–1.40)

0.970

1.22 (0.74–2.01)

0.438

0.68 (0.45–1.04)

0.073

   > 17 years

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 At least secondary education

1.33 (1.01–1.73)

0.039

2.03, 1.39–2.98

< 0.0001

ns

 

 Occupation

  None

0.76 (0.54–1.07)

0.112

0.68 (0.43–1.09)

0.107

ns

 

  Daily wage/labor

0.59 (0.39–0.90)

0.013

0.20 (0.08–0.51)

0.001

  

  Trade (self-employed)

0.80 (0.50–1.29)

0.363

0.73 (0.37–1.42)

0.350

  

  Salaried

Reference

 

Reference

   

 Rainy season

0.43 (0.31–0.61)

< 0.001

2.03 (1.39–2.98)

< 0.001

0.40 (0.26–0.63)

< 0.001

Raurkela Clinic

 Age

   < 5 years

ns

 

1.42 (1.16–1.73)

0.001

0.79 (0.63–0.99)

0.046

  5–9 years

  

1.32 (1.07–1.61)

0.008

0.91 (0.76–1.11)

0.355

  10–17 years

  

1.06 (0.88–1.26)

0.557

1.06 (0.92–1.22)

0.403

   > 17 years

  

Reference

 

Reference

 

 At least secondary education

ns

 

1.34 (1.16–1.54)

< 0.001

ns

 

 Occupation

  None

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

0.785

1.05 (0.90–1.22)

0.561

ns

 

  Daily wage/labor

0.76 (0.63–0.90)

0.002

0.29 (0.15–0.55)

< 0.001

  

  Trade (self-employed)

1.03 (0.92–1.15)

0.602

1.08 (0.82–1.42)

0.574

  

  Salaried

Reference

 

Reference

   

 Malaria history past year

ns

 

0.72 (0.53–0.97)

0.033

ns

 

 Rainy season

ns

 

0.81 (0.72–0.90)

< 0.001

1.19 (1.07–1.32)

0.002

  1. For tables with univariate analyses see Additional file 1: Tables S6A–C