The Use of Screening Algorithm to Defer Blood Donors with Subclinical Malaria

Table 3

Bivariable logistic regression analysis identifying factors associated with P. falciparum infection in blood donors.

Factors	Categories		(%) infected	value	OR	OR (95% CI)
Educational level	No formal education	38	16 (44.7)	0.013	6.12	2.3–10.9
	Primary education	43	17 (44.2)	0.035	4.34	2.0–9.4
	Junior high school	86	19 (18.6)	0.115	1.49	0.68–3.41
	Senior high school	109	13 (11.9)	0.083	0.63	0.4–1.1
	Tertiary	179	26 (13.5)		1
Occupation	Unemployed	30	14 (46.7)	<0.001	7.0	3.9–17.2
	Students	22	10 (45.5)	0.04	4.1	1.9–14.7
	Petty trading	154	32 (20.8)	0.13	0.73	0.15–3.62
	Private sector workers	134	19 (14.2)	0.70	0.16	0.01–1.73
	Government workers	115	16 (13.9)		1
Monthly income	0–500 (0–100)	91	25 (27.5)	0.035	3.7	2.0–8.1
	501–1000 (100.2–200)	120	17 (14.1)	0.068	0.70	0.1–3.8
	1001–2000 (200.2–400)	91	21 (23.1)	0.169	0.39	0.11–1.47
	>2000 (>400)	101	4 (3.8)		1
Residential status	Rural	73	48 (65.7)	<0.001	9.1	3.5–27.3
	Periurban	156	28 (17.9)	0.13	2.2	0.97–10.2
	Urban	226	15 (6.6)		1

Monthly income: Gh¢ ($^∗) (US dollar) based on 2018 exchange rate of 1 US$: 5 Ghana cedis.