Table 3: Association of microfilaria infection with independent variables of blood donor candidate attending the Amissa Bongo Regional Hospital Center, Southeastern Gabon.

Variable

Frequency (%)

Microfilaria + (%)

Odd ratio

95% CI

P-value

Gender

Female

Male

 

51 (11.40)

396 (88.60)

 

1 (1.96)

11 (2.77)

 

 

1.43

 

 

0.18 - 11.30

 

 

0.7354

Age

18-28

29-38

39-50

 

172 (38.50)

182 (40.70)

93 (20.80)

 

8 (4.65)

1 (0.55)

3 (3.22)

 

8.83

 

6.03

 

1.09 - 71.35

 

0.62 - 58.82

 

0.0411

 

0.1219

Occupation

Student

Unemployed

Formal

Informal

 

115 (25.73)

76 (17)

105 (23.50)

151 (33.78)

 

2 (1.74)

2 (2.63)

2 (1.90)

6 (3.97)

 

 

1.53

1.09

2.33

 

 

0.21 - 11.07

0.15 - 7.93

0.46 - 11.80

 

 

 0.6755

 0.9268

 0.3039

Previous microfilaria infection?

Yes
No

 

 

 

43 (9.62)

404 (90.38)

 

 

 

2 (4.65)

10 (2.47)

 

 

 

1.92

 

 

 

 

0.41 - 9.07

 

 

 

 

0.4093

 

Often stay in village?

Yes

No

 

 

207 (46.31)

240 (53.69)

 

 

7 (3.38)

5 (2.08)

 

 

1.64

 

 

 

0.51 - 5.26

 

 

 

0.4016

 

Type of donor

Voluntary donor

Family donor

 

73 (16.33)

374 (83.67)

 

2 (2.74)

10 (2.67)

 

1.02

 

 

0.22 - 4.77

 

 

0.9746

 

History of blood

donation

Repeat donor

First time donor

 

 

319 (71.36)

128 (28.64)

 

 

6 (1.88)

6 (4.68)

 

 

 

1.81

 

 

 

0.56 - 5.81

 

 

 

0.3180