Table 3.
Adjusted* cumulative incidence ratio estimates of human infection with Schistosoma japonicum from a one unit increase (1%) in the follow-up prevalence proportion of dog, cat, water buffalo and rat S. japonicum infection using a Bayesian hierarchical model adjusting for misclassification error
| Animals species included in the model | Cumulative incidence ratio estimate (95% BCI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogs | Rats | Cats | Water buffaloes | |
| Dogs only | 1·04 (1·02–1·06) | |||
| Rats only | 1·04 (1·02–1·06) | |||
| Cats only | 1·24 (1·01–1·46) | |||
| Water buffaloes only | 1·03 (0·96–1·06) | |||
| Dogs and rats | 1·02 (1·00–1·05) | 1·02 (1·00–1·05) | ||
| Dogs and cats | 1·03 (1·01–1·06) | 1·16 (0·87–1·35) | ||
| Dogs and water buffaloes | 1·04 (1·02–1·06) | 1·03 (0·97–1·05) | ||
BCI, Bayesian credible interval.
*
All models are adjusted for age, gender, occupation at the individual level and region at the village level and include village-level random-effect intercepts.