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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210(Suppl 1):S234–S242. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu379

Table 5.

Logistic Regression Analysis of Risk Factors for Poliovirus Seronegativity

Risk Factor OR (95% CI) P Value

All age groups
 Type 2 poliovirus
  Age <.001
   6–11 mo Reference
   12–23 mo 0.46 (.30–.73)
   24–59 mo 0.14 (.09–.24)
 Routine OPV doses 0.62 (.55–.70) <.001
 Muslim religion 1.49 (1.07–2.05) .017
 Female sex 1.45 (1.06–1.99) .022
 Moderate/severe stunting 1.43 (1.01–2.01) .042
 Recurrent diarrhea 1.23 (.80–1.89) .344
 Father’s education level 0.84 (.75–.94) .003
 Type 3 poliovirus
  Age <.001
   6–11 mo Reference
   12–23 mo 0.34 (.22–.52)
   24–59 mo 0.16 (.10–.25)
 Routine OPV doses 0.82 (.73–.92) <.001
 Rural setting 1.51 (1.00–2.26) .049
 Muslim religion 1.34 (.97–1.84) .076
 Female sex 1.40 (1.03–1.90) .032
 Moderate/severe stunting 1.76 (1.26–2.46) .001
Giardia lamblia 1.33 (.92–1.92) .131
 Father’s education level 0.87 (.78–.97) .015
Age 6–12 mo
 Type 2 poliovirus
  Muslim religion 2.46 (1.11–5.46) .027
  Stunting 2.69 (1.08–6.68) .034
  Recurrent diarrhea 2.00 (.74–5.41) .174
  Father’s education level 0.82 (.61–1.09) .164
  Total no. of tOPV doses (RI) 0.44 (.32–.61) <.001
 Type 3 poliovirus
  Muslim religion 1.43 (.71–2.90) .318
  Father’s education level 0.80 (.63–1.03) .083
  Total no. of mOPV3 doses (SIA) 0.53 (.41–.90) .004
  Total no. of tOPV doses (RI) 0.65 (.35–.82) .006

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; mOPV3, monovalent oral polio vaccine type 3; OPV, oral polio vaccine; OR, odds ratio; RI, routine immunization; SIA, supplementary immunization activity; tOPV, trivalent oral polio vaccine.