Table 2. Odds ratios for active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia by normalized rank order.
Village | Active trachoma* | Ocular Chlamydia # | OR for ocular Chlamydia based on normalized rank order (95% CI) |
A | 19.0 (8.6 to 29.4) | 8.6 (1.2 to 16.0) | 0.03 (0.0005 to 1.97) |
B | 20.2 (13.0 to 27.3) | 26.6 (18.1 to 34.5) | 0.18 (0.04 to 0.75) |
C | 38.3 (31.4 to 45.1) | 27.6 (21.2 to 33.9) | 0.31 (0.10 to 0.99) |
D | 18.1 (12.4 to 23.8) | 11.8 (7.1 to 16.7) | 0.66 (0.13 to 3.37) |
Mean 4 villages | 23.9 (8.5 to 39.2) | 18.7 (3.0 to 34.3) | 0.27 (0.13 to 0.59) |
Trachomatous inflammation follicular (TF) according to WHO simplified trachoma grading system [6].
Amplicor PCR (Roche Diagnostics, Branchburg, NJ, USA).
Community means (95% CI).