Table 1 Descriptive statistics of identified risk factors among individuals with P. vivax infections, P. falciparum infections, and those that are uninfected with DHS sampling weights applied: risk factor distributions appeared to differ by infection status.
From: The epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Covariate | P. vivax infection | P. falciparum infection | Uninfected |
|---|---|---|---|
N* | 459.18 | 4651.94 | 10,524.38 |
Vivax–Falciparum co-infection | 145.29 | – | |
Urban (%) | 195.75 (42.63) | 1573.16 (33.82) | 4445.27 (42.24) |
Distance to healthcare facilities (far, %) | 247.34 (53.86) | 2524.99 (54.28) | 4645.82 (44.14) |
HIV (positive, %) | 8.09 (1.76) | 26.76 (0.58) | 117.99 (1.12) |
Biological sex (male, %) | 235.89 (51.37) | 2435.38 (52.35) | 4790.0 (45.51) |
Farmer (%) | 202.64 (44.13) | 2061.67 (44.32) | 4181.96 (39.74) |
Housing materials (traditional, %) | 262.10 (57.08) | 3127.13 (67.22) | 5555.21 (52.78) |
Education (lower, %) | 181.79 (39.59) | 1975.86 (42.47) | 4063.91 (38.61) |
ITN use (no, %) | 213.83 (46.57) | 2611.93 (56.15) | 5301.37 (50.37) |
Wealth (poor, %) | 168.12 (36.61) | 2209.84 (47.50) | 4210.55 (40.01) |
Precipitation (mm, SD) | 131.97 (25.79) | 137.85 (24.97) | 138.33 (24.70) |
Temperature (C, SD) | 25.98 (1.99) | 26.75 (1.35) | 26.15 (1.80) |
Altitude (m, SD) | 771.46 (489.10) | 617.56 (310.44) | 749.62 (473.77) |
Distance to water (m, SD) | 6695.73 (7745.45) | 7762.31 (8096.52) | 6364.54 (7074.80) |
Age (years, SD) | 29.35 (11.42) | 28.17 (10.84) | 30.39 (10.97) |
Number of household members (N, SD) | 6.57 (3.08) | 6.67 (3.08) | 6.78 (3.29) |
