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. 2015 May 8;9(5):e0003750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003750

Table 3. The association of febrile illnesses with sex, age and season.

Odds Ratio 95%CI P-value
Malaria Male 1.00
Female 0.90 0.55–1.46 0.661
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 1.09 0.66–1.79 0.744
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 1.53 0.92–2.53 0.097
Presumptive leptospirosis Male 1.00
Female 1.91 0.98–3.75 0.059
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 1.87 0.95–3.68 0.072
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.42 0.21–0.86 0.017
Confirmed leptospirosis Male 1.00
Female 0.37 0.15–0.88 0.025
<5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 1.29 0.56–2.94 0.546
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.58 0.25–1.32 0.193
Presumptive brucellosis Male 1.00
Female 0.97 0.42–2.21 0.939
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 3.84 1.48–10.01 0.006
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.40 0.16–1.01 0.051
Probable prior brucellosis Male 1.00
Female 2.51 1.24–5.07 0.010
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 2.78 1.37–5.66 0.005
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.57 0.28–1.15 0.117
B. melitensis Male 1.00
Female 1.78 0.96–3.31 0.067
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 8.02 3.76–17.11 <0.001
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.60 0.31–1.13 0.112
B. abortus Male 1.00
Female 1.04 0.46–2.33 0.928
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 1.25 0.55–2.84 0.598
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.42 0.17–1.102 0.054
Urinary Tract Infections Male 1.00
Female 3.02 1.70–5.34 <0.001
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 1.12 0.66–1.95 0.685
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 0.86 0.49–1.49 0.585
Presumptive typhoid fever Male 1.00
Female 2.38 1.14–4.98 0.021
< 5 years 1.00
≥ 5 years 2.20 1.06–4.57 0.034
Wet season 1.00
Dry season 1.11 0.54–2.28 0.781