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. 2010 Jan;82(1):49–54. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.08-0624

Table 3.

Risk factors associated with the triatomines in the houses of the south of the Mexico State, Mexico

Variable Total Positive Frequency (%) OR 95% CI P value
Flooring construction material
Concrete 744 13 1.74
Dirt 246 48 19.51 10.05 5.31–19.04 0.0001*
House inhabitants
1–2 525 45 3.44
≥ 3 465 16 8.57 2.04 1.07–3.86 0.028
House rooms
≥ 3 190 9 4.73
1–2 800 52 6.50 1.00 0.046–2.14 1.000
Walls construction material
Adobe brick 58 1 1.72
Wood 23 1 4.34 0.41 0.02–7.47 0.551
Adobe 909 59 6.49 3.81 0.48–30.81 0.203
Ceiling construction material
Concrete 181 2 1.10
Curve lamina tile 672 35 5.20 2.59 0.59–11.31 0.204
Cardboard tile 137 24 17.51 6.84 1.49–31.31 0.013
*

Highly significant.

Significant.

Not significant.