Prevalence, Patterns, and Determinants of Malaria and Malnutrition in Douala, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study
Table 2
Malaria prevalence by study site, gender, age, and nutritional status.
Variables
Malaria infected (%)
(95% CI)
(95% CI)
Study sites
Ndokoti
106
28 (26.4%)
Reference
Reference
Nyalla
175
25 (14.3%)
0.53 (0.31-0.89)
0.01
0.59 (0.33-0.99)
0.04
Gender
Female
176
35 (19.9%)
Reference
Reference
Male
105
18 (17.1%)
0.86 (0.50-1.40)
0.57
0.82 (0.46-1.34)
0.47
Age (years)
<5
34
11 (32.4%)
Reference
Reference
5-19
138
27 (19.6%)
0.61 (0.29-1.11)
0.11
0.63 (0.29-1.18)
0.16
≥20
109
15 (13.8%)
0.42 (0.19-0.87)
0.02
0.48 (0.17-0.97)
0.01
BMI (kg/m2)
247
—
0.94 (0.90-0.99)
0.02
0.95 (0.88-1.02)
0.16
Nutritional status
Nourished
160
29 (18.1%)
Reference
Reference
Malnourished
121
24 (19.8%)
1.10 (0.69-1.72)
0.72
1.68 (0.95-2.63)
0.07
aUnivariate logistic regression was used. bMultivariate logistic regression was used. RRR: raw risk ratio. ARR: adjusted risk ratio. 95% CI: confidence interval at 95%. BMI: body mass index. NA: not available Statistically significant at .
