Prevalence, Patterns, and Determinants of Malaria and Malnutrition in Douala, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study

Table 3

Factors associated with malnutrition.

Categories		Malnourished; n (%)	(95% CI)		(95% CI)
Study sites
Ndokoti	106	46 (43.4%)	Reference		Reference
Nyalla	175	75 (42.9%)	0.99 (0.73-1.27)	0.93	1.11 (0.77-1.45)	0.54
Gender
Female	176	77 (43.8%)	Reference		Reference
Male	105	44 (41.9%)	0.96 (0.70-1.23)	0.76	0.97 (0.66-1.31)	0.85
Age (years)
<5	34	10 (29.4%)	Reference		Reference
5-19	138	27 (19.6%)	0.66 (0.32-1.24)	0.21	0.70 (0.33-1.30)	0.28
≥20	109	84 (77.1%)	2.62 (1.99-3.02)	<0.0001	2.70 (2.08-3.07)	<0.0001
Malaria
Negative	53	24 (45.3%)	Reference		Reference
Positive	228	97 (42.5%)	1.06 (0.74-1.39)	0.72	1.31 (0.91-1.66)	0.13

^aUnivariate logistic regression was used. ^bMultivariate logistic regression was used. _RRR: raw risk ratio. _ARR: adjusted risk ratio. 95% CI: confidence interval at 95%. Statistically significant at .