Table 2 The effect of each measured variable on anaemia(Univariate analysis)

malaria parasitaemia

aparasitaemic

186(23)

parasitaemic

64(14)

1.98(0.94-4.17)

0.06

age (years)

<25

68(10)

25-29

35(8)

1.72(0.60-4.89)

0.30

>30

58(9)

1.07(0.40-2.84)

0.90

residence

urban

156(15)

rural

78(22)

3.69(1.75-7.81)

<0.001

sex

male

101(6)

female

148(31)

4.20(1.64-10.71)

0.001

employment status

employed

53(9)

unemployed

194(28)

0.82(0.36-1.88)

0.65

monthly income (thousand FCFA)

<15

148(24)

≥15

66(7)

0.62(0.25-1.54)

0.30

marital status

married

104(20)

unmarried

143(17)

0.57(0.28-1.15)

0.11

educational status

none

23(2)

0.44(0.09-2.19)

0.31

primary⁺

68(12)

secondary

96(17)

1.00(0.44-2.27)

0.99

university

56(6)

0.56(0.19-1.62)

0.28

use of ITN

yes

40(7)

no

196(27)

0.75(0.30-1.88)

0.54

use of antimalarial at home

yes

118(21)

no

119(16)

0.72(0.35-1.46)

0.36

history of fever

yes

170(30)

no

72(7)

0.50(0.21-1.21)

0.12

temperature (T) (°C)

<37.5

124(16)

37.5 ≤ T < 38

56(12)

1.84(0.80-4.24)

0.15

≥38

48(7)

1.15(0.44-3.01)

0.77

white blood cell count (thousand/μl)

<3.7

76(19)

3.7-5

82(8)

0.32(0.13-0.81)

0.01

>5

83(10)

0.41(0.17-0.97)

0.04

platelet count (thousand per μl)

<120

69(11)

120 ≤ platelet < 150

65(10)

0.96(0.38-2.44)

0.93

≥150

107(15)

0.86(0.37-2.01)

0.73