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Table 5 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with placenta malaria

From: Prevalence and factors associated with placental malaria in Lira District, Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

COR (95% CI)

P value

AOR (95% CI)

P Value

Age (in years)

 

< 0.001

 

0.030

 < 20

7.05 (2.517–19.730)

 

3.48 (1.131–10.726)

 

 20+

1

 

1

 

Marital status

 

0.004

 

0.080

 Non-married

6.15 (1.802–20.971)

 

3.53 (0.859–14.496)

 

 Married

1

 

1

 

IPT-SP doses

 

0.474

 

0.977

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

1.61 (0.440–5.857)

 

1.02 (0.216–4.8490)

 

Bed net use

 

0.090

 

0.574

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

3.14 (0.836–11.758)

 

1.53 (0.350–6.652)

 

Parity

 

0.019

 

0.073

 1–2

1

 

1

 

 3+

0.09 (0.011–0.674)

 

0.14 (0.017–1.197)

 

Iron-folate use

 

0.021

 

0.046

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

3.71 (1.223–11.246)

 

3.55 (1.022–12.315)

 
  1. Adjusted for age, parity, marital status, occupation, iron supplementation during pregnancy, IPT-SP use, directly observed IPT-SP and bed net use
  2. COR: Crudes odds ratios and AOR: Adjusted odds ratios