Table 4 Socioeconomic risk factors for malaria in children aged six months to 10 years in Nagongera, Uganda

Mean age during follow-up

6 m to <3 years

19.2 (657)

1

<0.001

4.1 (134)

1

<0.001

3 to <5 years

27.6 (699)

1.60 (1.18–2.18)

4.2 (177)

1.01 (0.85–1.19)

5 to <11 year

35.7 (2011)

2.34 (1.77–3.09)

2.3 (491)

0.54 (0.46–0.65)

Gender

Female

29.9 (1518)

1

0.54

2.7 (361)

1

0.12

Male

31.5 (1849)

1.07 (0.86–1.35)

3.2 (441)

1.13 (0.97–1.32)

Wealth index tertile

Lowest

38.4 (1087)

1

0.001

3.0 (258)

1

0.66

Middle

29.6 (1170)

0.65 (0.48–0.87)

3.1 (280)

1.12 (0.90–1.40)

Highest

25.3 (1010)

0.52 (0.35–0.78)

2.9 (241)

1.05 (0.83–1.34)

Female caregiver’s level of education

None

33.4 (788)

1

0.21

3.5 (188)

1

0.005

Incomplete 1^ry

31.7 (1703)

0.96 (0.68–1.36)

3.0 (406)

0.83 (0.69–1.01)

1^ry or higher

26.6 (593)

0.74 (0.48–1.15)

2.4 (140)

0.69 (0.53–0.91)

Distance to health facility

3–6 km

33.4 (1994)

1

0.07

2.9 (474)

1

0.56

0–2 km

27.1 (1373)

0.75 (0.55–1.02)

3.1 (328)

1.06 (0.87–1.29)

Time for female caregiver to seek treatment for fever

≥1 day

29.5 (1434)

1

0.55

3.3 (342)

1

0.31

Same day

27.5 (509)

0.86 (0.51–1.42)

2.5 (120)

0.87 (0.67–1.13)

Proportion of household expenditure on health

<25 %

31.0 (3059)

1

0.65

3.1 (730)

1

0.15

25–50 %

34.1 (208)

1.15 (0.63–2.10)

2.0 (49)

0.73 (0.48–1.12)

House type^e

Traditional

32.9 (2794)

1

<0.001

3.0 (665)

1

0.67

Modern

20.4 (573)

0.51 (0.36–0.71)

2.7 (136)

0.93 (0.68–1.28)

People per sleeping room

>2 people

31.9 (2752)

1

0.24

3.1 (656)

1

0.29

0–2 people

27.0 (515)

0.78 (0.51–1.19)

2.6 (123)

0.86 (0.64, 1.14)

Days eating meat per week

0–2 days

34.6 (2123)

1

0.007

3.0 (507)

1

0.71

3–7 days

24.7 (1144)

0.64 (0.47–0.88)

2.9 (271)

0.96 (0.77–1.20)

Meals per day

2 meals

33.1 (2439)

1

0.05

3.0 (581)

1

0.78

3–4 meals

25.6 (828)

0.72 (0.52–1.00)

2.9 (197)

0.96 (0.75–1.24)