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Table 2 Multivariate model of risk factors for non-enrolment of school-aged children (as reported by head of household during community survey)

From: The usefulness of school-based syndromic surveillance for detecting malaria epidemics: experiences from a pilot project in Ethiopia

 

Odds ratio

95 % confidence interval

P

Age (increasing)

0.91

0.88, 0.95

<0.001

Number of children 7-16 years in household

1.20

1.08, 1.33

<0.001

Distance from school in km

1.57

1.30, 1.89

<0.001

Household wealth

   

Poorest

1

-

-

Median

0.73

0.49, 1.10

0.132

Least poor

0.64

0.49, 0.84

0.001

Parental education

   

None

1

-

-

Primary incomplete

0.66

0.51, 0.86

0.002

Primary complete or higher

0.64

0.42, 0.96

0.030

  1. Fixed effects are presented, the multilevel model included random effects at household- and study-site level. Data were available from 1794 unique children and total 908 households, sampled from six sites in SNNPRS in 2012