Table 2.

Perceptions of “Jin” as cause of typhoid fever by gender, residency, and education

Variable
Gender*	Female	OR 1.76 (CI 1.02–3.03)§
Residency†	Pujini	OR 2.07 (CI 1.07–4.01)§
	Matale	OR 2.15 (CI 1.11–4.18)§
	Uwandani	OR 0.96 (CI 0.49–1.89)
Education‡	No education	OR 2.60 (CI 1.25–5.42)§
	Koran school	OR 3.67 (CI 1.58–8.49)¶
	Primary school	OR 2.99 (CI 1.41–6.17)¶

^*Reference-male.

^†Reference – Umangani village.

^‡Reference – secondary education.

^§P < 0.05.

¶P < 0.01.

OR = odds ratio.