Table 6. Multilevel multivariable random effects logistic regression analysis of factors associated with ocular C. trachomatis infection.

Variable	n	aOR (95% CI)a	p-valueb
Individual
Age Group	1504		<0.0001
0–5 years	416	3.10 (1.04–4.70)
6–10 years	250	3.83 (2.38–6.16)
11–15 years	157	1.65 (0.92–2.96)
>15 years	681	1.00 (baseline)
Gender			0.377
Female	854	1.00 (baseline)
Male	632	0.86 (0.61–1.21)
Presence of ocular discharge	84	2.33 (1.25–4.35)	0.007
Household
Access to water			<0.0001
Multiple water sources	308	1.00 (baseline)
Single water source other than natural spring	913	3.88 (1.88–8.01)
Traditional natural spring only	284	6.57 (2.83–15.23)
Flies (≥20) present around latrinec	251	2.06 (1.10–3.84)	0.023

^aAdjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) using two-level multivariable mixed effects logistic regression modelling; CI = confidence interval.

^bp-value for Wald test (Wald's Chi²); significant associations (where p≤0.05) are highlighted in bold.

^cresearcher observed.