Table 2 Factors associated with test positivity for malaria
From: Molecular epidemiology of malaria parasite amongst patients in a displaced people’s camp in Sudan
Characteristics | Test positivity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total No. (%) | Negative No. (%) | Positive No. (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Residence | |||||
Resident | 365 (96.1) | 142 (38.9) | 223 (61.1) | 1.047 (0.37, 3.00) | .932 |
Visitor | 15 (3.9) | 6 (40.6) | 9 (60.0) | 1 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 158 (41.6) | 52 (32.9) | 106 (67.1) | 1.55 (1.02, 2.38) | .042 |
Female | 222 (58.4) | 96 (43.2) | 126 (56.8) | 1 | |
Age group | |||||
≤ 20 years | 230 (60.5) | 87 (37.8) | 143 (62.2) | 1 | |
≥ 21 years | 150 (39.5) | 61 (40.7) | 89 (59.3) | 0.89 (0.58, 1.35) | 0.579 |
Occupation | |||||
None (student and retired) | 252 (66.3) | 101 (40.1) | 151 (59.9) | 1 | |
Self-employed (farming and other) | 114 (30.0) | 41 (36.0) | 73 (64.0) | 1.19 (0.75, 1.88) | 0.445 |
Gov. employee | 14 (3.7) | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 0.89 (0.30, 2.65) | .837 |
Monthly income | |||||
< 20 USD | 55 (14.5) | 18 (32.7) | 37 (67.3) | 1 | |
20–25 USD | 177 (46.6) | 75 (42.4) | 102 (57.6) | 0.66 (0.35, 1.25) | .204 |
25–30 USD | 76 (20) | 23 (30.3) | 53 (69.7) | 1.12 (0.53, 2.36) | .764 |
> 30 USD | 72 (18.9) | 32 (44.4) | 40 (55.6) | 0.61 (0.29, 1.26) | .182 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 156 (41.1) | 60 (38.5) | 96 (61.5) | 1 | |
Single | 224 (58.9) | 88 (39.3) | 136 (60.7) | 0.97 (0.64,1.47) | .871 |
Education level | |||||
Illiterate | 132 (34.7) | 49 (37.1) | 83 (62.9) | 1 | |
Primary | 169 (44.5) | 69 (40.8) | 100 (59.2) | 0.86 (0.54, 1.37) | .513 |
Secondary | 59 (15.5) | 23 (39.0) | 36 (61.0) | 0.92 (0.49, 1.730 | .806 |
Graduate and above | 20 (5.3) | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 1.10 (0.41, 2.93) | .855 |
Fever | |||||
No | 69 (18.2) | 29 (42.0) | 40 (58.0) | 1 | |
Yes | 311 (81.8) | 119 (38.3) | 192 (61.7) | 1.170 | .562 |
Joint pain | |||||
No | 256 (67.4) | 94 (36.7) | 162 (63.3) | 1 | |
Yes | 124 (32.6) | 54 (43.5) | 70 (56.5) | .752 | .201 |