Table 3.
Factors associated with the presence of an adverse event in an area recently treated with mass oral azithromycin for trachoma, Ethiopia*
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-month survey | 24-month survey | |
| Age, per decade | 1.33 (1.15–1.53) | 1.52 (1.28–1.80) |
| Female sex | 1.22 (0.71–2.10) | 1.59 (0.88–2.88) |
| Persons per household | 0.91 (0.80–1.04) | 1.11 (0.97–1.27) |
| Number of previous mass treatments | 0.94 (0.55–1.59) | 1.03 (0.66–1.61) |
| Recent azithromycin treatment | 2.77 (1.16–6.63) | 6.83 (2.63–17.76) |
Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are from multivariate mixed effects logistic regression with the presence of any adverse event as the response variable and household nested in village as random effects.