Research Article

Malaria, Typhoid Fever, and Their Coinfection among Febrile Patients at a Rural Health Center in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Determinants associated with malaria in febrile patients at Ayinba Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, from April to May 2013.

VariablesPositive (%) Negative (%) value COR 95% CI

History of travel
 Yes10 (37.0)17 (63.0)0.950.9740.420–2.256
 No63 (36.4)110 (63.6)1
Bed net usage
 Yes56 (38.9)88 (61.1)1
 No17 (30.4)39 (69.9)0.261.6850.354–1.326
Impregnation of bed net
 Yes 3 (18.8)13 (81.2)1
 No53 (41.4)75 (58.6)0.3661.8890.476–7.497

: number; COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.