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Table 2 Bivariate comparisons of PCR status by participant characteristics at visits 1 and 2

From: The use of GPS data loggers to describe the impact of spatio-temporal movement patterns on malaria control in a high-transmission area of northern Zambia

 

Visit 1

Visit 2

PCR+

n (%)

N = 43

PCR−

n (%)

N = 40

OR (95% CI)

PCR+

n (%)

N = 14

PCR−

n (%)

N = 49

OR (95% CI)

Age

Age < 18

9 (75.0%)

3 (25.0%)

3.2 (0.8, 13.1)

2 (25.0%)

6 (75.0%)

1.2 (0.2, 6.8)

Age ≥ 18

34 (47.9%)

37 (52.1%)

ref

12 (21.4%)

44 (78.6%)

ref

Sex

Male

16 (53.3%)

14 (46.7%)

1.1 (0.5, 2.7)

6 (25.0%)

18 (75.0%)

1.3 (0.4, 4.3)

Female

27 (50.9%)

26 (49.1%)

ref

8 (20.5%)

31 (79.5%)

ref

Household visit type

First ICEMR visit

25 (62.5%)

15 (37.5%)

2.3 (0.96, 5.6)

   

Follow-up visit

18 (41.9%)

25 (58.1%)

ref

14 (22.2%)

49 (77.8%)

–

Distance to lakeside

Lakeside < 3 km

20 (40.8%)

29 (59.2%)

0.3 (0.1, 0.8)*

9 (22.5%)

31 (77.5%)

1.0 (0.3, 3.6)

Lakeside ≥ 3 km

23 (67.7%)

11 (32.4%)

ref

5 (21.7%)

18 (78.3%)

ref

Distance to health center

Health center < 30-min walk

10 (29.4%)

24 (70.6%)

0.2 (0.08, 0.5)***

7 (24.1%)

22 (75.9%)

1.2 (0.4, 4.0)

Health center ≥ 30-min walk

33 (67.4%)

16 (32.6%)

ref

7 (20.6%)

27 (79.4%)

ref

Reside in different home part of year

Yes

15 (50.0%)

15 (50.0%)

0.9 (0.3, 2.2)

2 (9.1%)

20 (90.9%)

0.2 (0.05, 1.2)

No

28 (52.8%)

25 (47.2%)

ref

12 (29.3%)

29 (70.7%)

ref

Household uses open water source

Yes

25 (67.6%)

12 (32.4%)

3.2 (1.3, 8.0)**

7 (30.4%)

16 (69.6%)

2.0 (0.6, 6.7)

No

18 (39.1%)

28 (60.9%)

ref

7 (18.0%)

32 (82.0%)

ref

Sleeps under bed net

Yes

36 (50.7%)

35 (49.3%)

0.7 (0.2, 2.5)

11 (22.0%)

39 (78.0%)

0.9 (0.2, 4.0)

No

7 (58.3%)

5 (41.7%)

ref

3 (23.1%)

10 (76.9%)

ref

House sprayed with actellic

Yes

3 (18.8%)

13 (81.2%)

0.2 (0.04, 0.6)**

2 (20.0%)

8 (80.0%)

0.9 (0.2, 5.0)

No

39 (59.1%)

27 (40.9%)

ref

11 (21.2%)

41 (78.8%)

ref

  1. * Chi squared P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 ***P < 0.001