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. 2015 Aug 27;6(3):12–16. doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2015.6.1.005

Table 1. Water and environmental factors associated with cholera, Nabua, Camarines Sur, Philippines, 10 March to 28 June 2012.

Factors Case (n = 55) Control (n = 110) Odds ratio P-value
Drinking from free-flow wells 20 (37%) 16 (15%) 3.62 0.001
Drinking from open dug wells 25 (45%) 43 (39%) 2.81 0.028
Toilets located within 20 m of water sources 38 (69%) 50 (45%) 2.68 0.002
Drinking from piped water system 8 (14%) 48 (44%) 0.22 < 0.001
Female (sex) 32 (58%) 63 (57%) 1.04 0.960
Boiling water 16 (29%) 35 (32%) 0.88 0.860
Owning a toilet 41 (74%) 94 (86%) 0.50 0.140
Using ice in drinking-water 40 (77%) 78 (71%) 1.09 0.950
Washing hands after using toilet 54 (98%) 110 (100%) 0.00 0.720