Table 4. Multivariate analysis of chlamydia infection predictors in children 0–5 years in 48 communities in Niger.
Prevalence of characteristic | Coefficient | P-value | Posterior probability (%) |
Fraction of 0–5 year olds less than 1 year | −0.72 (−1.42 to −0.02) | 0.05 | 52.9 |
Nasal Discharge1 | 0.11 (−0.12 to 0.35) | 0.35 | 23.8 |
Flies on face2 | 0.26 (0.02 to 0.49) | 0.03 | 85.5 |
Mean no. years education completed by head of household | 0.06 (0.008 to 0.11) | 0.02 | 55.4 |
All characteristics are proportions at the community level using Bayes model averaging.
On nares, cheeks or lips.
Presence of ≥1 fly on the face during a 3-second examination.