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. 2013 Aug 22;8(8):e71833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071833

Table 4. Univariate analysis (p<0.25) according to the understanding of the disease and environmental conditions, Brazil 2010.

Event (ELISA seroconversion)
Variables LZOON LIMP
HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p
Understanding the disease
Regarding the disease
 Yes vs. no 2.4 (0.3–17.2) 0.39 4.5 (1.1–18.3) 0.04
Regarding the transmission
 Yes vs. no 0.6 (0.4–1.1) 0.08 0.7 (0.5–1.0) 0.06
Regarding symptoms in the dog
 Yes vs. no 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.33 0.7 (0.5–1.0) 0.07
Regarding the vector
 Yes vs. no 0.9 (0.5–1.8) 0.79 0.6 (0.4–1.2) 0.06
Seen the vector in the henhouse
 Yes vs. no 2.1 (0.5–8.8) 0.29 4.0 (0.6–28.9) 0.16
Environmental conditions
Insecticide-sprayed house
 No vs. yes 1.5 (0.6–3.9) 0.35 0.5 (0.3–0.9) 0.05
Floor construction
 Other vs. ceramics/wood 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 0.06 1.3 (0.8–2.0) 0.24
Presence of a backyard
 Yes vs. no 1.8 (0.8–4.2) 0.17 1.1 (0.6–1.8) 0.84
Dry leaves in the backyard
 Yes vs. no 3.0 (1.7–5.3) 0.00 1.4 (0.8–2.4) 0.24
Manure in the backyard
 Yes vs. no 4.0 (1.4–11.1) 0.05 3.1 (1.1–8.4) 0.03

Abbreviations: LZOON, Laboratory of Zoonosis of the Belo Horizonte Health Department; LIMP, Laboratory of Immunopathology of the Federal University of Ouro Preto; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.