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. 2023 May 31;20(1):31–42. doi: 10.1007/s10393-023-01636-9

Table 3.

Association of potential risk factors with self-reported illness.

Unadjusted odds ratio by site (95% CI) Adjusted odds ratio by site (95% CI)#
Odds ratio by site (95% CI)
Hpa-An (0) (n = 306) Hmawbi (1) (n = 402) Hpa-An (0) (n = 306) Hmawbi (1) (n = 402)
Gender (female vs male)

Male

Female

1

2.01(1.27–3.19)

1

0.94 (0.56–1.58)

1

1.96 (1.23–3.12)

1

1.07 (0.58–1.98)

Age (in years)

 < 10*

10–19

20–39

40–59

60–79

1

0.25 (0.04–1.58)

1.64 (0.49–5.46)

1.64 (0.51–5.22)

0.7

1

1.5 (0.6–3.7)

2.8 (1.3–5.7)

2.1 (1.0–4.2)

1.0 (0.4–2.4)

1

0.29 (0.04–1.93)

1.86 (0.55–6.33)

1.97 (0.6–6.46)

0.86 (0.22–3.37)

1

1.36 (0.3–6.15)

1.35 (0.45– 4.06)

1.86 (0.61–5.7)

1.02 (0.21–4.87)

Education

None*

Primary school

Secondary school

College/university/professional

1

0.81 (0.44–1.49)

1.29 (0.65–2.53)

0.67 (0.15–3.06)

1

2.23 (0.78–6.34)

2.87 (0.99–8.31)

4 (0.68–23.41)

1

0.82 (0.44–1.52)

1.27 (0.64–2.52)

0.61 (0.13–2.85)

1

1.47 (0.41–5.22)

1.83 (0.51–6.61)

2.3 (0.29–18.01)

Primary livelihood

Crop production

Animal production

Other animal-involved occupation

Other non-animal-related occupation

0.73 (0.41–1.33)

1.18 (0.67–2.09)

0.79 (0.37–1.69)

1

4.38 (2.2–8.72)

9.7 (4.66–20.21)

5.33 (2.04–13.93)

1

0.85 (0.47–1.57)

1.25 (0.7–2.24)

0.8 (0.37–1.75)

1

2.21 (0.96–5.08)

5.26 (2.27–12.22)

5.65 (1.92–16.62)

1

Traveled

Yes

No

1.04 (0.65–1.64)

1

1.46 (0.81–2.61)

1

1.07 (0.67–1.72)

1

1.05 (0.53–2.1)

1

Water treated

Yes

No

0.76 (0.3–1.92)

1

0.79 (0.27–2.36)

1

0.82 (0.32–2.1)

1

1.32(0.36–4.9)

1

Symptoms in other people whom participants lived with

Yes

No

2.08 (1.23–3.5)

1

21.61 (10.92–42.76)

1

#Adjusted for whether or not people participants lived with had symptoms in the past year