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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of indicators associated with malaria asexual parasitaemia by transmission season in Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District

From: Impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria parasitaemia in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District in northern Ghana

Characteristic

High season

Low season

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Gender

 Malea

      

 Female

1.1

1.0–1.2

0.070

1.0

0.8–1.1

0.521

History of IRS (high season)

 Nonea

      

 Year 1 IRS with α-cypermethrin

1.1

0.9–1.3

0.190

 Year 2 IRS with α-cypermethrin

0.9

0.7–1.0

0.058

 Year 3 IRS with pirimiphos-methyl

0.3

0.2–0.3

<0.001

 Year 4 IRS with pirimiphos-methyl

0.3

0.2–0.3

<0.001

History of IRS (low season)

 Nonea

      

 Year 1 IRS with α-cypermethrin

0.9

0.8–1.1

0.352

 Year 2 IRS with α-cypermethrin

0.7

0.6–0.8

<0.001

Age-group (months)

 < 12a

      

 12–23

1.9

1.6–2.2

<0.001

3.3

2.5–4.3

<0.001

 24–35

2.4

2.0–2.8

<0.001

6.1

4.7–8.0

<0.001

 36–47

3.1

2.6–3.6

<0.001

9.3

7.2–12.2

<0.001

 48–59

3.5

2.9–4.1

<0.001

10.7

8.2–13.9

<0.001

Caregiver’s age-group (years)

 < 25a

      

 25–34

0.9

0.8–1.0

0.144

0.8

0.7–1.0

0.059

 35–44

1.0

0.9–1.2

0.732

0.9

0.8–1.2

0.572

 45 and above

0.9

0.7–1.1

0.224

0.8

0.5–1.1

0.130

Caregiver’s education

 Never attended schoola

      

 Ever attended school

0.4

0.4–0.5

<0.001

0.4

0.3–0.5

<0.001

Caregiver’s occupation

 Non-farminga

      

 Farming

1.7

1.5–2.0

<0.001

2.2

1.8–2.7

<0.001

Child slept under net night prior to survey

 

 Noa

      

 Yes

0.9

0.8–1.1

0.181

1.0

0.9–1.2

0.864

Reported fever 48 h prior to survey

 Noa

      

 Yes

3.2

2.9–3.6

<0.001

4.4

3.8–5.1

<0.001

Antimalarial intake 2 weeks prior to survey

 

 Noa

      

 Yes

0.3

0.3–0.4

<0.001

0.3

0.2–0.5

<0.001

  1. aReference category