Table 2: Association of malaria infection with independent variables of blood donors attending the Amissa Bongo Regional Hospital Center, Southeastern Gabon..

Variable

Frequency (%)

Malaria + (%)

Odd ratio

95% CI

P-value

Gender

Female

Male

 

51 (11.40)

396 (88.60)

 

 1 (1.96)

24 (6.06)

 

 

3.22



0.43 - 24.36



0.2563

Age

18-28

29-38

39-50

 

172 (38.50)

182 (40.70)

93 (20.80)


10 (0.58)

12 (0.66)

3 (3.22)

 

 

1.14

0.54

 

 

0.48 - 2.72

0.14 - 2.01

 

 

0.7616

0.3587

Occupation

Student

Unemployed

Formal

Informal

 

115 (25.73)

76 (17)

105 (23.50)

151 (33.78)

 

7 (6.08)

3 (3.95)

6 (5.71)

9 (5.96)

 

1.57

 

1.47

1.54

 

0.39 - 6.29

 

0.36 - 6.09

0.40 - 5.87

 

 0.5190

 

 0.5914

 0.5253

Previous malaria infection

Yes
No

 

 

72 (16.10)

375 (83.90)



4 (5.55)

21 (5.6)

 

 

0.99

 

 

 

0.33 - 2.97

 

 

 

 0.9880

 

Use of Bed net

Yes
No


161 (36)

286 (64)


11 (6.83)

14 (4.9)

 

0.70

 

 

0.31 - 1.58

 

 

 0.3943

 

Use of Insecticide Spray

Yes
No


210 (47)

237 (53)

 

 

13 (6.19)

12 (5.06)

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.36 - 1.81

 

 

 

 0.6053

Type of donor

Voluntary donor

Family donor

 

73 (16.33)

374 (83.67)

 

 3(4.1)
22(5.88)

 


1.45

 


0.42 - 5.00

 


0.54

History of blood

donation

Repeat donor

First time donor

 

 

319 (71.36)

128 (28.64)

 

 

18(5.64)

 7(5.46)

 

 

 

1.03

 

 

 

0.42 - 2.54

 

 

 

0.9423