Table 3 Multivariate predictors of infection by P. vivax

 Male

2138

4.8

2.22

1.41–3.51

0.001

 Female

1945

2.7

–

–

 Office worker and higher education student

614

3.3

–

–

 Agriculture/fishing

626

5.8

1.68

0.96–2.95

0.009

 Housewife

635

4.3

2.46

1.28–4.71

 Infants and preschool children

612

2.0

1.47

0.63–3.40

 School children

965

2.5

0.95

0.51–1.78

 Retired

203

3.9

1.12

0.48–2.63

 Unemployed/other

423

6.9

2.13

1.16–3.89

 0

1193

0.8

–

 1–3

1270

3.9

5.25

2.37–11.65

< 0.001

 4–10

942

5.9

7.75

3.46–17.36

 > 10

662

6.2

7.01

2.95–16.64

 Yes

192

14.1

4.66

2.88–7.53

< 0.001

 No

3891

3.3

–

–

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