Variables | Frequency of severe malaria | β (95 % CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
Severe malaria (%) | Mild malaria (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 25 (27.5) | 66 (72.5) | 1.00 |
Female | 13 (21.3) | 48 (78.7) | 1.64 (0.68–3.99) |
Age | |||
6–10 | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 6.823 (1.841–25.290)** |
11–15 | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | 3.464 (0.927–12.949) |
16–20 | 4 (13.3) | 26 (86.7) | 1.052 (0.277–4.000) |
21–25 | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 1.528 (0.355–6.570) |
26–30 | 3 (15.8) | 16 (84.2) | 1.038 (0.205–5.258) |
30+ | 7 (17.1) | 34 (82.9) | 1.00 |
Residence | |||
Urban | 6 (21.4) | 22 (78.6) | 1.00 |
Rural | 32 (25.8) | 92 (74.2) | 0.775 (0.260–2.314) |
S. mansoni egg load | |||
No egg | 28 (23.3) | 92 (76.7) | 1.00 |
Low intensity | 3 (13.0) | 20 (87.0) | 0.380 (0.093–1.558) |
Moderate-heavy intensity | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 15.581 (2.717–89.365)** |