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. 2011 Jul 21;64(3):241–242. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(08)80103-7

Table 2.

Attack rate amongst students who consumed and those who did not consume contaminated water

Exposure to contaminated water Typhoid Total
Present (%) Absent (%)
Present 87 (2.63) 3226 (97.37) 3313 (100)
Absent 11 (0.196) 5594 (99.804) 5605 (100)
Total 98 (1.098) 8820 (98.902) 8918 (100)

RR = 13.7, (95% CI of 10.8 to 16.12), Chi square = 113.18, df = 1, p < 0.0001