Table 2:

The association between prevalence of onchocerciasis and various risk factors

Characteristics	Patients evaluated, n	Patients affected, n (%)	OR	95% CI	P value
Gender
Male	1109	826 (74.50)	0.217	0.162, 0.290 a	< 0.001
Female	911	848 (93.10)	4.612	3.453, 6.160 b	< 0.001
Age (years)
≤ 9	146	105 (71.92)	0.044	0.015, 0.127 c	< 0.001
10–19	332	214 (64.46)	0.031	0.011, 0.086 c	< 0.001
20–29	424	356 (83.96)	0.090	0.033, 0.251 c	< 0.001
30–39	459	400 (87.15)	0.012	0.042, 0.326 c	< 0.001
40–49	423	367 (86.76)	0.113	0.040, 0.316 c	< 0.001
≥ 50	236	232 (98.31)	-	-	-

Statistical analyses were done using Chi-square (X²) test with P < 0.001 indicating significance.

^aComparison with female patients as reference.

^bComparison with male patients as reference.

^cComparison with age group of 50 years and above as reference.