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. 2014 Oct 1;3:37. doi: 10.1186/2049-9957-3-37

Table 2.

District characteristics associated with adjusted risk of cholera in Kenya

RR (95% CI) categorical model RR (95% CI) continuous model
Population density 0.9999 (0.9996, 1.0002)
  0–50 Ref
  51–200 0.23 (0.05, 1.02)
  201–500 0.12 (0.02, 0.73)
  501–1000 0.17 (0.00, 9.88)
  1000+ 0.77 (0.05, 10.83)
Poverty,% 1.0059 (0.9864, 1.0257)
  0–33% Ref
  34–66% 6.01 (0.53, 67.70)
  67–100% 4.00 (0.38, 41.50)
Unsafe sanitary facilities,% 1.0027 (0.9875, 1.0181)
  0–20% Ref
  21–40% 1.47 (0.2 7, 7.84)
  41–60% 1.44 (0.33, 6.20)
  61–100% 0.15 (0.01, 1.80)
No piped water,% 0.9929 (0.9740, 1.0122)
  0–50% Ref
  51–75% 5.21 (1.63, 16.64)
  76–100% 3.31 (0.97, 11.30)
No health facility within 5 km,% 1.0245 (1.0101, 1.0390)
  0–25% Ref
  26–50% 0.87 (0.06, 11.98)
  51–75% 1.64 (0.19, 13.72)
  76–100% 10.80 (1.63, 71.57)
Muslim,% 1.0130 (1.0011, 1.0250)
  0% Ref
  1–10% 0.47 (0.05, 4.28)
  11–20% 1.67 (0.19, 14.27)
  21–100% 1.38 (0.29, 6.45)
Large body of water 5.5 (2.4724, 12.4044)
  No Ref
  Ocean 18.07 (1.17, 278.04)
  Fresh 19.91 (2.34, 169.14)
Rain from January to March (mm) 1.0002 (0.9966, 1.0038)
  0–100 mm Ref
  101–200 mm 1.85 (0.42, 8.16)
  201–299 mm 1.85 (0.59, 5.81)
  300+ mm 1.86 (0.52, 6.63)
Rain from April to June (mm) 0.9957 (0.9923, 0.9991)
  0–100 mm Ref
  101–200 mm 0.09 (0.01, 0.51)
  201–299 mm 0.15 (0.03, 0.59)
  300+ mm 0.03 (0.00, 0.18)
Rain from July to September (mm) 1.0020 (0.9991, 1.0049)
  0–100 mm Ref
  101–200 mm 1.10 (0.33, 3.59)
  201–299 mm 1.47 (0.24, 9.05)
  300+ mm 5.24 (0.60, 45.55)
Rain from October to December (mm) 1.0033 (1.0013, 1.0053)
  0–100 mm Ref
  101–200 mm 6.56 (0.54, 79.79)
  201–299 mm 17.98 (1.54, 209.70)
  300+ mm 24.52 (2.21, 271.90)

Bolded values represents significant statistical difference (p<0.05).