<p>Between June 5, 2023, and July 21, 2023, an unmatched 1:2 case-control study involving 47 randomly chosen malaria case patients and 95 residents of the neighbourhood was carried out. The statistical tests employed were bivariate and multivariate logistic regression, with an adjusted odds ratio used to interpret the results. P-values less than 0.05 at a 95 percent level of confidence were used to determine significance.</p>