Table 3.

Multivariable models predicting contact with Gambian rats (ate and sold/touched)

Outcome	Variable (ref)*	aOR	(95% CI)	SE	P-value
Ate	Education (none)
	Some primary	1.45	(0.70–2.99)	0.81	0.7256
	Some secondary	1.12	(0.37–3.46)	0.79	0.9698
	Superior	0.05	(0.66–0.05)	0.75	0.0152
	Forest visits (< once per week)
	> Once per week	3.36	(1.91–5.92)	0.29	< 0.0001
Sold/touched	Population (community)†
	Park	0.23	(0.19–0.28)	0.29	< 0.0001
	Education (none)
	Some primary	1.01	(0.66–1.55)	0.36	0.0440
	Some secondary	1.37	(1.01–1.86)	0.34	0.0024
	Superior	0.20	(0.06–0.62)	0.65	0.1594

Bold denotes statistical significance. After adjusting for the level of education in both models, we found that people visiting the forest > 1 time per week were 3.4 times as likely to have recently eaten Gambian rats. Being an employee of the primate sanctuary was protective against selling/touching Gambian rats.

* Reference categories are reported in parentheses.

† The variable “population” refers to whether the participant was a community member or an employee of the primate sanctuary (indicated by “park”).