Table 4.
Univariate Logistic Regression of Risk Factors for All Cryptosporidium Infections, Both Diarrheal and Subclinical, During the First 24 Months of Life per Site
| Risk Factor | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGD | INV | NEB | PKN | PEL | SAV | TZH | |
| Overcrowding | 2.1 (1.1–3.9) | 1.24 (.71–2.19) | 1.35 (.54–3.35) | 1.1 (.60–1.9) | 1.1 (.31–3.9) | 3.5 (.87–14.28) | 0.85 (.29–2.48) |
| Dirt floor | 1.8 (.46–6.7) | 0.8 (.27–2.3) | 1.14 (.64–2.0) | 1.55 (.83–2.88) | 1.5 (.66–3.34) | 2.7 (.87–8.4) | 0.28 (.04–2.18) |
| Poor sanitation | … | 1.50 (.85–2.64) | … | 1.3 (.64–2.69) | 0.94 (.38–2.3) | … | 0.2 (.03–1.55) |
| Unprotected water source | … | … | … | … | 2.5 (.32–19.9) | 2.30 (.77–6.89) | 0.92 (.39–2.18) |
| Chickens or ducks kept in home | 6.7 (.85–53.5) | 1.14 (.45–2.89) | 1.53 (.84–2.80) | 0.68 (.38–1.22) | 1.12 (.50–2.50) | 0.72 (.35–1.48) | 0.49 (.11–2.25) |
| Cattle kept in home | … | … | … | 0.76 (.41–1.40) | … | 0.35 (.12–1.02) | 0.91 (.37–2.23) |
| Maternal schooling 1–5 y | 0.86 (.38–1.97) | 0.68 (.25–1.86) | 0.83 (.25–2.78) | 0.80 (.41–1.53) | … | … | 0.84 (.26–2.8) |
| Maternal schooling >5 y | 1.5 (.65–3.67) | 0.59 (.24–1.45) | 0.53 (.18–1.55) | 0.70 (.32–1.53) | … | … | 1.71 (.59–4.95) |
| Household income (log) | 1.05 (.60–1.85) | 1.47 (.90–2.4) | 0.81 (.51–1.28) | 0.90 (.60–1.36) | 1.3 (.78–2.1) | 0.76 (.47–1.22) | 1.90 (1.15–3.12) |
Variables with <5% heterogeneity between subcategories in this site were not included in analysis due to lack of power (indicated by ellipses).
Abbreviations: BGD, Dhaka, Bangladesh; BRF, Fortaleza, Brazil; CI, confidence interval; INV, Vellore, India; NEB, Bhaktapur, Nepal; PEL, Loreto, Peru; PKN, Naushero Feroze, Pakistan; SAV, Venda, South Africa; TZH, Haydom, Tanzania.