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Table 2 Individual and household-level predictors of RDT positivity in the baseline and endline surveys (multivariate results, generalized linear mixed model)a

From: Proactive community case management decreased malaria prevalence in rural Madagascar: results from a cluster randomized trial

Characteristics

Baseline

Endline

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Intercept

0.11 (0.07–0.17)***

0.09 (0.05–0.15)***

Intervention arm

 Intervention arm (vs control)

0.89 (0.46–1.70)

0.71 (0.36–1.43)

Socio-demographic characteristics

 Sex (male vs female)

1.26 (1.15–1.39)***

1.32 (1.16–1.49)***

 Age group, years (ref. 0–4)

  5–14

2.48 (2.17–2.83)***

2.35 (1.96–2.81)***

  15–49

0.77 (0.67–0.89)***

1.02 (0.84–1.23)

  >50

0.35 (0.26–0.47)***

0.39 (0.27–0.58)***

Highest educational level among participants ≥ 18 years (ref. no school)

 Primary school

0.72 (0.63–0.81)***

0.78 (0.66–0.92)**

 Secondary school

0.66 (0.56–0.79)***

0.57 (0.45–0.71)***

 University

0.23 (0.13–0.39)***

0.56 (0.32–0.98)*

Protective behaviors

 Sleeps under an LLIN every night

0.79 (0.68–0.92)**

0.42 (0.35–0.51)***

  1. *p-value < 0.05; **p-value < 0.01; ***p-value < 0.001
  2. aSeparate regression models were run for baseline and endline data