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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 27.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Mar;76(3):528–533.

TABLE 3.

Bivariate risk factor analysis aggregating infections of E. coli pathotypes and Shigellae, where (+) is positive for at least one of the following pathogens: EIEC, Shigellae, ETEC, or EPEC


(+) (-) RR [95% CI]
Socioeconomic status (Standard of Living index) 7.4 8.8 0.91 [0.86, 0.97]
No. in household 6.2 6.8 0.94 [0.86, 1.02]
Age (continuous) 14.5 20.8 0.98 [0.97, 0.995]
(+) (-) OR [95% CI]
Living with a (+) case (these observations are pairs) Yes 5 34 2.19 [0.52, 8.13]
No 8 119
Unimproved sanitation 17 149 0.98 [0.51, 1.81]
Improved 47 404
Unimproved water source 47 506 0.81 [0.45, 1.51]
Improved 19 166
Chicken consumption Yes 55 527 1.12 [0.64, 2.05]
No 19 204
Beef/pork consumption Yes 43 416 1.06 [0.63, 1.79]
No 30 307
Fish consumption Yes 59 630 0.64 [0.34, 1.26]
No 15 102
Wild animal consumption Yes 17 236 0.63 [0.33, 1.12]
No 57 495