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Table 5 Risk factors for IPIs

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for malaria, filariasis, and intestinal parasites as single infections or co-infections in different settlements of Gabon, Central Africa

 

P. falciparum INFECTION

Risk factors

cOR (95% CI)

P

aOR (95% CI)

P

Sex

 Female vs. male

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

0.53

1.2 (0.5–2.7)

0.7

Age group

 5–15 years vs. < 5 years

3.4 (2.0–6.2)

< 0.01

4.8 (1.9–13.6)

0.001

 5–15 years vs. > 15 years

14.8 (6.8–37.1)

< 0.01

12.4 (2.7–95.7)

0.001

 < 5 years vs. > 15 years

4.3 (1.9–11.1)

< 0.01

2.5 (0.5–20.7)

0.30

Marital status

 Couple vs. single

1.9 (1.1–3.3)

0.02

1.2 (0.5–3.4)

0.62

House type

 Wood vs. brick

0.7 (0.3–1.2)

0.19

0.8 (0.3–2.1)

0.72

 Education level

    

 None vs. middle school

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

0.19

1.5 (0.5–4.3)

0.43

 None vs. high school

0.7 (0.3–2.1)

0.48

8.3 (1.2–19.7)

0.03

Occupation

 Unemployed vs. employee

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

< 0.01

2.5 (0.6–10.7)

0.20

 Unemployed vs. senior manager

0.5 (0.2–1.0)

0.05

1.7 (0.3–8.7)

0.54

Regular bed net use

 No vs. yes

7.6 (1.5–138.4)

< 0.01

1.6 (0.6–4.1)

0.29

Location

 Suburban area vs. rural area

5.9 (3.3–11.3)

< 0.01

5.9 (2.3–13.1)

< 0.01

 Suburban area vs. urban area

3.7 (1.9–7.7)

< 0.01

2.8 (1.5–7.1)

< 0.01

 Rural area vs. urban area

0.6 (0.3–1.4)

0.25

1.3 (0.7–4.6)

0.28

Antihelminthic drugs in the last 12 months

 No vs. yes

1.3 (1.01–1.65)

0.038

1.4 (0.4–6.3)

0.54

Open water body close to home

 Yes vs. no

1.5 (0.2–3.5)

0.12

2.9 (1.2–8.5)

0.048