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Table 4 Logistic regression for severe malaria among study participants diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum at Chwahit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013

From: Prevalence and clinical correlates of Schistosoma mansoni co-infection among malaria infected patients, Northwest Ethiopia

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)**

  1. β coefficient of regression, CI confidence interval
  2. ** Statistically significant with p value less than 0.05