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Table 6 Plasmodium vivax infection incidence rates per 1000 person-months by individual and household level factors in Arjo-Didessa Southwestern, Ethiopia, November 2019–October 2021

From: Profiling vivax malaria incidence, residual transmission, and risk factors using reactive case detection in low transmission settings of Ethiopia

Factors

Variables

Index HHs

Neighboring HHs

Control HHs

PCR + /Person-months

IR Per 1000

person-months

PCR + /

Person-months

IR Per 1000

person-months

PCR + 

Person-months

IR Per 1000

person-months

Gender

Male

(10/138)

72.4

(23/432)

50.9

(8/341)

23.4

 

Female

(5/140.5)

35.6

(18/501)

35.9

(11/415.5)

26.4

Age (years), n (%)

 > 15

(2/152)

13.1

(24/547)

43.8

(7/405.5)

17.2

 

5–15

(8/89)

89.8

(10/244.5)

44.9

(8/255)

31.3

 

 < 5

(5/37.5)

133.4

(6/138.5)

43.3

(4/98)

40.8

Vector breeding sites

 > 500 m

(2/92)

21.7

(13/398.5)

32.7

(6/309)

19.4

 

200–500 m

(11/128.5)

85.4

(19/394.5)

48.1

(11/372.5)

29.5

 

 < 200 m

(2/58)

34.5

(8/141.5)

56.5

(2/75)

26.6

ITN usage

Yes

(5/123.5)

40.4

(19/446.5)

42.5

(7/312.5)

22.4

 

No

(10/144)

69.4

(21/507.5)

41.3

(12/446)

27.0

Openings /eaves

Yes

(13/228.5)

56.9

(34/708.5)

47.9

(15/273.5)

54.8

 

No

(2/50)

40.0

(6/231)

35.9

(4/283)

14.1

IRS in the study year

Yes

(2/102)

19.6

(11/366.5)

30.0

(3/193.5)

15.5

 

No

(13/176.5)

73.6

(29/567.5)

51.1

(16/463)

34.5

Season

Dry

(9/209.5)

42.9

(26/733)

35.4

(10/500)

20.0

 

Wet

(6/69)

86.9

(14/200.5)

69.8

(9/148.5)

60. 6

  1. HH household, IRS indoor residual spraying, ITN insecticide treated net, PCR+ polymerase chain reaction test positive