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. 2018 Aug 14;7:e34848. doi: 10.7554/eLife.34848

Table 3. Risk factors from a univariable logistic regression model.

Sample population was all individuals who were seronegative in 2013 (n = 97), and outcome was defined as seroconversion as measured by ELISA. Number indicates total individuals with a given characteristic.

Variable Number Odds ratio p value
Demographic characteristics
Age under 20 61 0.49 (0.21–1.13) 0.10
Male 49 0.81 (0.36–1.84) 0.62
iTaukei ethnicity 85 1.33 (0.39–5.32) 0.66
Environmental factors present
Mosquitoes 90 4.19 (0.68–80.85) 0.19
Used car tires 61 1.80 (0.77–4.42) 0.18
Open water container(s) 61 1.49 (0.64–3.58) 0.37
Air conditioning 23 0.46 (0.15–1.26) 0.15
Blocked drains 53 1.04 (0.46–2.38) 0.92
Location
Urban or peri-urban 50 2.18 (0.95–5.11) 0.07
Health seeking behaviour
Fever in preceding 2 years 20 2.94 (1.08–8.38) 0.04
Visited doctor with fever in preceding 2 years 16 3.15 (1.06–10.13) 0.04
Household member visited doctor with fever in preceding 2 years 9 2.08 (0.52–8.94) 0.30