Table 1.

Factors analyzed as potential risk factors of VL in Rasulpur computed from sleeping conditions surveys (N = 135)

Factor	Cases	No. (%)	Non-cases	No. (%)	OR (95% CI)	P value
Male/female	20/7	20 (74.1)/7 (25.9)	532/523	532 (50.4)/523 (49.6)	2.8 (1.2–6.7)	0.026*
Male/female ages 0–10 years	4/3	7 (25.9)	86/120	206 (18.7)	0.5 (0.1–2.50	0.673
Male/female ages 11–20 years	6/0	6 (22.2)	144/129	273 (24.7)	0.0 (0.0–†)	0.060
Male/female ages 21+ years	10/4	14 (51.9)	336/289	625 (56.6)	0.5 (0.1–1.5)	0.298

^*Significantly increases the chances of contracting VL.

^†95% CI cannot be calculated because of a zero in the data.