Table 3 Adjusted estimate of the odds ratio for the association between incomplete malaria treatment and Severe recurrent malaria using multivariable Logistic regression models (n = 289)

1

Malaria treatment

6.09 (3.47, 10.93)

< 0.001*

2

Malaria treatment + employment status

5.76 (3.25, 10.41)

< 0.001*

3

Malaria treatment + employment status + marital status

6.45 (3.56, 11.98)

< 0.001*

4

Malaria treatment + employment status + marital status + feeding habit status

12.84 (6.04, 29.64)

< 0.001*

Final

Malaria treatment + employment status + marital status + nutritional status + preventive measures

10.62 (4.95, 24.54)

< 0.001*