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. 2014 May 13;9(5):e96668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096668

Table 4. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the risk factors associated with measles death during 16 outbreaks in Bihar, India, October 2011 to April 2012.

Variables Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI P
Age (year)
<1 4.95 2.05 11.94 0.002
1–4 2.73 1.20 6.21 0.020
> = 5 1
Female sex 1.40 0.84 2.30 0.178
Hindu religion 0.78 0.26 2.33 0.642
Income below poverty line 1.22 0.55 2.75 0.601
Illiterate head of the household 4.45 0.80 24.77 0.084
Scheduled caste/tribe 4.86 1.72 13.75 0.005
Vitamin A not given during illness 11.65 4.53 29.97 0.000
First cases in the household vs second or higher cases in household 1.45 0.93 2.28 0.098
Interval between the rash onset of first case and notification of outbreak (> = Median) 3.86 1.27 11.72 0.021
Interval between notification of outbreak and outbreak response (> = Median) 1.31 0.44 3.93 0.603