Table 4 Association of socio-demographic characteristics with microscopic P. falciparum infection

Overall

573

34.4 (197)

–

–

200

20.5 (41)

–

–

Seasons

 Rainy

292

37.0 (108)

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

0.1821

88

33.0 (29)

3.1 (1.7–5.7)

0.0003

 Dry

281

31.7 (89)

112

12.0 (12)

Gender

 Female

312

29.5 (92)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

0.0072

119

18.5 (22)

1.3 (0.7–2.2)

0.392

 Male

261

40.2 (105)

81

23.5 (19)

Age group (years)

 1–4

58

34.5 (20)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

0.076

16

6.3 (1)

Ref. group

-

 5–9

126

34.9 (44)

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

0.0192

37

29.7 (11)

4.8 (0.7–33.8)

0.1191

 10–14

102

58.8 (60)

2.5 (1.9–3.3)

 < 0.0001

37

24.3 (9)

3.9 (0.5–28.2)

0.1788

 15–19

49

34.4 (17)

1.5 (0.9–2.3)

0.0888

19

31.6 (6)

5.1 (0.7–37.7)

0.1142

 ≥ 20

238

23.3 (56)

Ref. group

-

91

15.4 (14)

2.5 (0.3–17.4)

0.3672

Fever

 Yes (≥ 37.5 °C)

36

50.0 (18)

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

0.0223

6

50.0 (3)

2.6 (1.1–6.0)

0.0306

 No (< 37.5 °C)

537

33.3 (179)

194

19.6 (38)

Bed net use

 Yes

558

34.2 (191)

1.2 (0.6–2.2)

0.6281

195

25.8 (40)

1.0 (0.2–6.1)

0.9777

 No

15

40.0 (6)

5

20.0 (1)