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Table 3 Logistic regression for potential risk factors associated with qPCR detectable malaria

From: The burden and diagnostic challenges of subclinical Plasmodium falciparum infections in Southern Ghana

 

OR

P value

95% CI

   

Lower

Upper

Age (years)

 < 5

Ref

   

 5–15

0.763

0.232

0.490

1.189

 > 15

2.127

 < 0.0001

1.600

2.829

Gender

 Male

Ref

   

 Female

1.217

0.154

0.929

1.595

District

 Sekyere South

Ref

   

 Ga South

0.492

 < 0.0001

0.350

0.692

 Nkwanta South

0.272

 < 0.0001

0.202

0.367

Temperature

1.846

0.028

1.069

3.188

ITN usage

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

0.548

 < 0.0001

0.421

0.714

  1. P value > 0.05 significant, OR: Odds ratio, District: various sampling areas
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