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Table 3 Analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with placental malaria

From: Predictors of placental malaria in Upper West Regional Hospital-Ghana

Characteristics

Placenta malaria

cOR (95 %CI)

p-value

No

Yes

  

Maternal age

  ≤ 20 years

43(15.41)

11(52.38)

6.04(2.42–15.09)

< 0.0001*

  > 20 yearsa

236(84.59)

10(47.62)

1

 

Marital status

  Not Married

11(3.94)

7(33.33)

12.18(4.09–36.21)

< 0.0001*

  Marrieda

268(96.06)

14(66.67)

1

 

Religion

  Islam

179(64.16)

13(61.90)

1.04(0.40–2.69)

0.939

  Christiana

100(35.84)

7(38.10)

1

 

Ethnicity

  Frafra/Kasena/builsa

4(9.32)

2(9.52)

6.66(1.15–38.71)

0.035*

  Dagaare/wala/sisalaa

253(90.68)

19(90.48)

1

 

Educational status

  None

49(17.56)

2(9.52)

0.55(0.07–4.14)

0.562

  Basic

168(60.22)

13(61.91)

1.04(0.22–4.89)

0.956

  Secondary

35(12.54)

4(19.05)

1.54(0.26–9.06)

0.631

  Tertiarya

27(9.68)

2(9.52)

1

 

Occupation

  Student/unemployed

49(17.56)

4(19.05)

0.47(0.11–2.05)

0.314

  Farmer/housewife

83(29.75)

8(38.09)

0.55(0.15–2.05)

0.368

  Business/civil servants

23(8.24)

1(4.76)

0.25(0.03–2.41)

0.231

  Trader

101(36.21)

4(19.05)

0.23(0.05–0.98)

0.057

  Other

23(8.24)

4(19.05)

1

 
  1. *-P < 0.05- statistically significanta- reference groupcOR Crude odds ratio