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. 2015 Sep 11;43(4):253–264. doi: 10.2149/tmh.2015-16

Table 3.

Risk factors for houses of being infested with Aedes larvae

Number of houses Number of infested houses (%) Unadjusted OR 95% CI P-valueσ Adjusted OR 95% CI P-valueσ
Type of houses
 Independent houses 1890 352 (18.6) 1.56 1.35–1.82 < 0.001 1.57 1.35–1.83 < 0.001
 Semi-permanent houses 2801 364 (13.0) 1.02 0.88–1.18 0.78 1.12 0.96–1.29 0.16
 Slum houses  771 110 (14.3) 1.01 0.57–1.79 0.96 0.96 0.54–1.70 0.89
 Multi-storey houses 3651 466 (12.8) 1 1
Had water storage system
 Yes 2575 437 (17.0) 1.50 1.29–1.75 < 0.001 1.55 1.33–1.82 < 0.001
 No 6647 869 (13.1) 1 1
Used mosquito spray/coil/smoke
 Yes 3914 553 (14.1) 1.01 0.89–1.13 0.94
 No 5281 753 (14.3) 1
Used insecticide during the last 1 month
 Yes 6747 969 (14.4) 1.06 0.93–1.27 0.36
 No 2475 337 (13.6) 1
Had fully/partly-shaded outdoor premises
 Yes 4065 695 (17.1) 1.55 1.38–1.75 < 0.001 1.51 1.34–1.70 < 0.001
 No 2759 611 (22.1) 1 1

Univariate logistic regression analysis

Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted by the variables with p < 0.1 (i.e., type of houses, had water storage system, had fully/partly-shaded outdoor premises)

σ Wald chi-square test