Table 3 Socioeconomic and behavioural determinants of malaria among the migrants (n = 406)
Variable | Category | Malaria occurrence (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present (n 1 = 175) | Absent (n 2 = 231) | Total (n = 406) | ||||
Gender | Male | 121(48.8) | 127 (51.2) | 248 (100) | 1.84 | 0.004 |
Female | 54 (34.2) | 104 (65.8) | 158 (100) | (1.22–2.77) | ||
Usual bath place | At home | 14 (53.8) | 12 (46.2) | 26 (100) | - | 0.297 |
In creek | 71 (44.4) | 89 (55.6) | 160 (100) | |||
At well | 77 (39.3) | 119 (60.7) | 196 (100) | |||
Others | 13 (54.2) | 11 (45.8) | 24 (100) | |||
Habit of going out at dusk | Yes | 97 (46.6) | 111 (53.4) | 208 (100) | 1.34 | 0.141 |
No | 78 (39.4) | 120 (60.6) | 198 (100) | (0.91–1.99) | ||
Habit of going out at dawn | Yes | 102 (54.3) | 86 (45.7) | 188 (100) | 2.36 | < 0.001 |
No | 73 (33.5) | 145 (66.5) | 218 (100) | (1.58–3.52) | ||
Usual sleeping place | Indoor | 164 (44.8) | 202 (55.2) | 366 (100) | 2.14 | 0.036 |
Outdoor | 11 (27.5) | 29 (72.5) | 40 (100) | (1.04–4.42) | ||
Torn bed net or net with large hole(s) (n = 377) | Yes | 44 (55.7) | 35 (44.3) | 79 (100) | 2.0 | 0.006 |
No | 115 (38.6) | 183 (61.4) | 298 (100) | (1.21–3.3) | ||
Not always sleeping under a bed net at night (n = 377) | Yes | 33 (56.9) | 25 (43.1) | 58 (100) | 2.02 | 0.014 |
No | 126 (39.5) | 193 (60.5) | 319 (100) | (1.15–3.52) | ||
Alcohol drinking | Yes | 67 (60.9) | 43 (39.1) | 110 (100) | 2.71 | < 0.001 |
No | 108 (36.5) | 188 (63.5) | 296 (100) | (1.73–4.26) | ||
Ever attended malaria health talk | No | 103 (50) | 103 (50) | 206 (100) | 1.78 | 0.004 |
Yes | 72 (36) | 128 (64) | 200 (100) | (1.2–2.65) | ||