Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Risk Factors among the Community of Mizan-Aman Town and Its Catchment Area in Southwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Bivariate and multivariable analysis result for possible factors associated with malaria infection among the communities of Mizan-Aman town and its catchment area, 2021 ().
Variables
Malaria
OR (95% CI)
Positive (%)
Negative (%)
Total (%)
COR
AOR
Educational status
Illiterate
53 (12.9)
166 (40.3)
219 (53.2)
1.493 (0.922, 2.419)
1.011 (0.571, 1.788)
Literate
34 (8.2)
159 (38.6)
193 (46.8)
Ref
Ref
ITN availability
Yes
9 (2.2)
75 (18.2)
84 (20.4)
Ref
Ref
No
78 (18.9)
250 (60.7)
328 (79.6)
0.385 (0.184, 0.803)
4.161 (1.760, 9.836)
ITN utilization
Yes
15 (3.6)
57 (13.8)
72 (17.5)
Ref
Ref
No
72 (17.5)
268 (65.0)
340 (82.5)
0.980 (0.524, 1.831)
0.466 (0.218, 0.996)
Presence of stagnant water
Yes
62 (15.0)
69 (16.7)
131 (31.8)
0.109 (0.064, 0.186)
8.996 (5.087, 15.908)
No
25 (6.1)
256 (62.1)
281 (68.2)
Ref
Ref
House sprayed with insecticide
Yes
30 (7.3)
110 (26.7)
140 (34.0)
Ref
Ref
No
57 (13.8)
215 (52.2)
272 (66.0)
1.266 (0.715, 2.241)
0.643 (0.340, 1.218)
History of anti-malarial treatment
Yes
32 (7.8)
60 (14.6)
92 (22.3)
Ref
Ref
No
55 (13.3)
265 (64.3)
320 (77.7)
2.570 (1.531, 4.314)
0.352 (0.206, 0.604)
Pregnancy
Pregnant
5 (1.2)
14 (3.4)
19 (4.6)
Ref
Ref
Non-pregnant
38 (9.2)
154 (37.4)
192 (46.6)
1.136 (0.697, 1.850)
0.847 (0.416, 1.727)
Residence
Urban
40 (9.7)
165 (40.0)
205 (49.8)
Ref
Ref
Rural
47 (11.4)
160 (38.8)
207 (50.2)
0.825 (0.514,.326)
1.153 (0.678, 1.960)
The climate condition of the study setting
Warm (Kolla)
77 (18.7)
261 (63.3)
338 (82.0)
0.269 (0.079, 0.920)
4.647 (1.257, 17.184)
Medium (Woina Dega)
9 (2.2)
54 (13.1)
63 (15.3)
1.608 (0.413, 6.259)
0.850 (0.202,3.576)
Colder (Dega)
1 (0.2)
10 (2.4)
11 (2.7)
Ref
Ref
Total
87 (21.1)
325 (78.9)
412 (100.0)
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; OR, odds ratio, () indicates significance at . Ref represents the reference category during analysis.
