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. 2013 May 4;13:444. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-444

Table 4.

Factors associated with respiratory infection (RI)

Variable
        RI
p-value
OR
95% CI
Yes n (%)
 No n (%)
   N = 317 N = 8,797      
Sex: - Male
168 (53)
4,375 (50)
 
1
 
  - Female
149 (47)
4,422 (50)
0.25
0.9
0.7 - 1.1
Ethnic group: - Lao Loom
143 (45)
5,203 (59)
 
1
 
      - Hmong
13 (4)
1,155 (13)
<0.001
2.4
1.9 - 3.0
      - Other ethnic groups
161 (51)
2,439 (28)
0.002
0.4
0.2 - 0.7
Age group (years): < 5
77 (24)
861 (10)
<0.001
3.2
2.4 - 4.3
        5–14
72 (23)
1,858 (21)
0.01
1.4
1.0 - 1.8
        ≥15
168 (53)
6,078 (69)
 
1
 
Location: - Vientiane Capital
100 (31)
3,511 (40)
 
1
 
     - Vientiane Province
56 (18)
2,865 (33)
0.03
0.6
0.4 - 0.9
     - Sayabouli
70 (22)
1,657 (19)
0.01
1.4
1.1 - 2.0
     - Sekong
91 (29)
764 (7)
<0.001
4.2
3.1 - 5.6
Wealth index: - Low
209 (66)
4,821 (55)
0.08
1.3
0.9 - 1.8
      - Moderate
61 (19)
2,526 (29)
0.13
0.7
0.5 - 1.1
      - High
47 (15)
1,450 (16)
 
1
 
Household head education level:
 
 
 
 
 
- Primary school
136 (43)
2,567 (29)
<0.001
2.2
1.5 - 3.3
- Secondary school
146 (46)
4,718 (54)
0.12
1.3
0.9 - 1.9
- College/university
35 (11)
1,512 (17)
 
1
 
Smoky environment inside house:
 
 
 
 
 
- No stove inside
77 (24)
3,458 (39)
0.01
0.6
0.4 - 0.9
- No smoke
44 (14)
1,249 (14)
 
1
 
- Some smoke
92 (29)
2,736 (31)
0.80
0.9
0.6 - 1.3
- Very smoky
104 (33)
1,354 (15)
<0.001
2.1
1.5 - 3.1
Animal slaughtering in the past 30 days in household:
 
 
 
 
 
- No
238 (75)
6,547 (74)
 
1
 
- Yes (without protection)
8 (3)
169 (2)
0.47
1.3
0.6 - 2.6
- Yes (with protection)
71 (22)
2,081 (23)
0.64
0.9
0.7 - 1.2
Butchering and cooking animal in the past 30 days in household:
 
 
 
 
 
- No
111 (35)
2,278 (26)
 
1
 
- Yes (without protection)
4 (1)
114 (1)
0.52
0.7
0.2 - 1.9
- Yes (with protection)
202 (64)
6,405 (73)
<0.001
0.6
0.5 - 0.8
Animal died in the past 30 days in household:
 
 
 
 
 
- No animal in household
49 (15)
1,722 (20)
 
1
 
- No animal died
232 (73)
6,554 (74)
0.17
1.2
0.9 - 1.7
- Animal died 36 (11) 521 (6) <0.001 2.4 1.5 - 3.7