Table 3.
Responses of cases and controls to work-related issues possibly associated with scrub typhus.
| Work Related Factors | Response | Total, 171 (%) | Case, 57(%) | Control, 114 (%) † | Crude OR * (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence house has separate shower | yes | 152 (88.9) | 54 (94.7) | 98 (86.0) | 2.93 (0.81–10.53) | 0.085 |
| A wetland or a puddle of water around the house | yes | 33 (19.3) | 17 (29.8) | 16 (14.0) | 2.60 (1.19–5.65) | 0.014 |
| Wild mice seen | yes | 46 (26.9) | 15 (26.3) | 31 (27.2) | 0.95 (0. 46-1.96) | 0.903 |
| Rat secretion seen | yes | 40 (23.4) | 16 (28.1) | 24 (21.1) | 1.46 (0.70–3.04) | 0.307 |
| Rice field related work (cultivating a rice field) | yes | 71 (41.5) | 25 (43.9) | 46 (40.4) | 1.15 (0.60–2.19) | 0.661 |
| Dry field farming | yes | 110 (64.3) | 44 (77.2) | 66 (57.9) | 2.46 (1.19–5.06) | 0.013 |
| Work related to cultivation of fruit trees | yes | 22 (12.9) | 10 (17.5) | 12 (10.5) | 1.80 (0.73–4.48) | 0.196 |
| vinyl greenhouse farming | yes | 5 (2.9) | 3 (5.3) | 2 (1.8) | 3.11 (0.50–19.17) | 0.199 |
| Livestock industry (breeding cattle, goat, and chicken) | yes | 34 (19.9) | 16 (28.1) | 18 (15.8) | 2.08 (0.96–4.47) | 0.058 |
* OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. † Matched by age, gender, and residential area.