Table 2

Risk factor analysis results

VariablePrevalence Ratio95% CIP value*
Individual level
Age (scaled)0.860.83 to 0.89<0.001
Female sex0.830.78 to 0.88<0.001
HIV positive0.630.38 to 1.030.067
Education category:
 No school (REF)------
 Primary school1.050.92 to 1.180.473
 Secondary school0.980.85 to 1.130.761
 Higher than secondary0.510.38 to 0.70<0.001
Wealth category
 Poorest (REF)------
 Poor0.930.83 to 1.040.189
 Middle0.950.85 to 1.060.330
 Rich0.870.73 to 1.020.088
 Richest0.500.40 to 0.61<0.001
Owns a net0.920.82 to 1.030.138
Slept under LLIN0.830.76 to 0.91<0.001
Net type
 No net (REF)------
 Permethrin0.940.78 to 1.120.477
 Alphacypermethrin0.680.38 to 1.220.198
 Deltamethrin0.810.73 to 0.91<0.001
Household level
Net ratio†0.850.76 to 0.950.003
Modern housing0.580.49 to 0.69<0.001
Metal roofing0.660.58 to 0.75<0.001
Cluster level
Urban0.700.59 to 0.83<0.001
LLIN ownership‡0.970.93 to 1.000.058
LLIN usage‡0.980.92 to 1.040.457
LLIN usage (deltamethrin and alphacypermethrin nets only)‡0.950.90 to 1.000.040
Education0.910.79 to 1.040.174
Wealth0.870.83 to 0.92<0.001
Precipitation (scaled)1.060.97 to 1.170.179
Temperature (scaled)1.321.23 to 1.42<0.001
Temperature range (scaled)0.910.85 to 0.98<0.001
Vegetation index (scaled)1.181.09 to 1.27<0.001
SP use among pregnant women‡0.920.89 to 0.96<0.001
Drug resistance prevalence‡
Pfdhps A437G0.880.85 to 0.91<0.001
pfdhps K540E0.950.93 to 0.98<0.001
pfdhps A581G0.890.85 to 0.94<0.001
pfcrt K76T0.930.91 to 0.96<0.001
  • *P value of the test of the null hypothesis that the Prevalence Ratio=1. Values below 0.05 are bolded.

  • †Ratio ≥0.5 vs <0.5.

  • ‡Logit transformed.

  • LLIN, long-lasting insecticide net; SP, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.