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Published in final edited form as: Int J Environ Health Res. 2006 Apr;16(2):99–111. doi: 10.1080/09603120500538341

Table V.

Adjusted odds (OR) for the presence of illness among household members in Burj Barajneh camp in Beirut, Lebanon, Urban Health Survey 2002 (n = 860).

Independent variables	Adjusted Odds Ratios (95% CI) for presence of illness
Education of head of household
None - Elementary	1
Primary - Intermediate	0.38 (0.26 - 0.56)
Intermediate - Secondary +	0.28 (0.19 - 0.40)
Monthly Income of household, LBP ^*
Low	1
Medium low	0.98 (0.70 - 1.38)
Medium high	1.66 (1.04 - 2.62)
Infrastructure and services index
0 - 1 problem	1
2 - 3 problems	1.38 (0.96 - 2.00)
4 - 9 problems	1.41 (0.92 - 2.23)
Housing conditions index
0 - 4 problems	1
5 - 7 problems	1.53 (1.02 - 2.29)
8 - 15 problems	2.08 (1.40 - 3.11)
Crowding index
1 person/room	1
2 - 3 persons/room	1 (0.71 - 1.39)
≥ 4 persons/room	1.35 (0.72 - 2.50)

1 US dollar = 1500 Lebanese pounds (LBP). Cut-off values between tertiles closest to their respective frequency distribution. Low (<460,000 LBP), Medium low (460,000 - 700,000 LBP), Medium high (>700,000 LBP).