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. 2016 May 1;10(5):LC08–LC13. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/15509.7779

[Table/Fig-2]:

Variables showing significant association with ARI incidence.

Sl. No. Variable ARI present ARI absent Statistics Column % of the total variable group
(n) Row % (n) Row % OR 95% CI
1 Age 0-1 yr 35 38.04 57 61.96 1.94 1.18 – 3.18 23
2-3 yr 28 37.84 46 62.16 1.84 1.08 – 3.14 18.5
2 Sex Male 66 36.87 113 63.13 2.41 1.54 – 3.79 44.75
3 Father’s education Illiterate 19 40.43 28 59.57 1.98 1.06 – 3.72 11.75
4 SES IV 49 35.77 94 64.23 1.71 1.09 – 2.68 34.25
V 31 40.79 45 59.21 2.17 1.28 – 3.66 19
5 Family h/o respiratory illness Disease present 31 41.89 43 58.11 2.21 1.35 – 3.88 18.5
6 Over crowding Present 81 31.27 178 68.73 1.84 1.13 – 2.99 64.75
7 Housing status Inadequate 73 31.33 160 68.67 1.66 1.06 – 2.63 58.25
8 Fuel used Firewood 67 41.36 95 58.64 3.29 2.08 – 5.19 40.5
LPG 16 9.58 151 90.42 0.18 0.08 – 0.28 41.75
9 Pet rearing Present 41 35.04 76 64.96 1.71 1.07 – 2.72 29.25
10 Developmental
milestones
Delayed 39 34.82 73 65.18 1.66 1.03 – 2.66 28
11 Malnutrition IV 7 53.85 6 44.15 3.26 1.07 – 9.92 3.25
V 4 66.67 2 33.33 5.5 1.0 – 30.4 1.5