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. 2015 Jan 7;92(1):193–200. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0273

Table 2.

Selected results of bivariate analyses of associations between infestation and exposure variables in intradomicile

Variable N With triatomines (%) OR (95% CI) χ2 (P value)
Wall type 61.16 (< 0.0001)
 Adobe 45 6 (13.3) 6.56 (1.57–27.47)
 Bahareque 124 29 (23.4) 13.2 (3.85–44.30)
 Brick/block* 131 3 (2.3) 1
 Wood 132 0 (0.0) 0
 Combination 48 8 (16.7) 8.53 (2.16–33.70)
Plastering
 Full* 124 19 (15.3) 1 5.99
 Partial 87 14 (16.1) 1.06 (0.50–2.25) 0.05
 No plaster 153 11 (7.2) 0.43 (0.20–0.94)
Roof
 Zinc* 288 9 (3.1) 1 164.48 (< 0.0001)
 Palm 125 0 (0.0) 0
 Tiles 9 0 (0.0) 0
 Combination 78 36 (46.2) 26.57 (11.95–59.09)
Floor 28.09 (< 0.001)
 Mud 211 2 (0.9) 0.06 (0.01–0.25)
 Cement* 272 38 (13.9) 1
 Other 5 1 (20.0) 1.54 (0.17–14.15)
 Combination 31 5 (16.1) 1.18 (0.43–3.27)
 Wood 1 0 (0.0) 0
Number of bushes with height < 10 m 43.8 (< 0.0001)
 Absence* 160 14 (8.8) 1
 1–10 193 5 (2.6) 0.28 (0.10–0.79)
 10–30 96 6 (6.3) 0.7 (0.26–1.87)
 > 30 76 21 (27.6) 3.98 (1.89–8.38)
Number of bushes with height > 10 m 54.5 (< 0.0001)
 Absence* 168 8 (4.8) 1
 1–10 126 2 (1.6) 0.32 (0.07–1.55)
 10–30 132 9 (6.8) 1.46 (0.55–3.9)
 > 30 99 27 (27.3) 7.5 (3.25–17.31)
*

Reference category.