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Table 3 Multivariate adjusted associations for predictors of P. falciparum and Schistosoma haematobium infections

From: Malaria, helminths and malnutrition: a cross-sectional survey of school children in the South-Tongu district of Ghana

Attributable risks

Level

Adjusted OR

95 % CI

P value

Model I: P. falciparum infections

 Child age 11–13 years

2 years increase

3.1

1.1–5.6

0.01

 Stunted malnutrition

Yes/no

8.72

4.8–25.11

0.008

 Haemoglobin concentration

1 unit increase

0.71

0.42–2.3

0.002

Model 11: S. haematobium infections

 Stunted malnutrition

Yes/no

11.6

3.1–33.6

0.001

 Reported use of anti-helminthes drugs in past 3 months

Yes/no

0.13

0.08–1.31

0.002

 Number of activities per day in River

1 activity increase

1.68

0.84–3.61

0.01

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval