Socio-economic, demographic and geographic indicators on the malaria rapid diagnosis test (RDT)
Keywords:
Cluster sampling, interaction effect,, mixed model, odds ratio, rapid diagnostic test.Abstract
This study evaluates the effects of socio-economic, demographic and geographic indicators on the malaria
rapid diagnosis test (RDT), using the baseline malaria indicator survey of 2007. This survey covered the
Amhara, Oromiya and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. A total of
224 clusters of, on average, 25 households each were selected. In total, 28,994 individuals participated in
the survey. A generalized linear mixed model was used to analyze the data where the response variable was
the presence or absence of malaria using the RDT. The results showed that for households with toilet
facilities, clean drinking water and more living space, the chances of testing positive for malaria RDT
decreased. Moreover, using malaria nets and spraying the house walls with anti-mosquito were found to be
effective control measures.
