TABLE 4.
Comparison Between Different Confidence Intervals (CIs) for Matches Calculated on all Children in Romá Camps: Italy, 2001–2002
| Exact 95% CI | Miettinen 95% CI | Cornfield (EpiInfoa) 95% CI | Cornfield (CIETmapb) 95% CI | |
| Diarrhea | ||||
| More than 2 years living at the camp | 1.17, 11.77 | 1.27, 8.89 | 1.12, 10.72c | 1.33, 31.18 |
| Respiratory difficulties | ||||
| House in poor condition | 1.29, 8.87 | 1.48, 7.97 | 1.31, 9.01 | 1.23, 9.20 |
| No access to toilet with shower | 1.29, 1.34 | 1.41, 8.98 | 1.25, 10.62c | 1.42, 19.41 |
| Stagnant water | 1.12, 14.81 | 1.23, 10.31 | 1.07, 13.02c | 1.32, 368.57 |
| Presence of rats | 1.10, 43.54 | 1.22, 18.92 | 1.02, 31.28c | 1.48, 11.10 |
| Camp overcrowding | 1.64, 16.99 | 1.84, 12.54 | 1.59, 15.59c | 1.87, 43.20 |
a
Epi Info 6.04d (Division of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA).
b
CIETmap 1.0 beta51 (Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies, New York, NY).
c
May be inaccurate.