Table 2. A univariate analysis of the relationship between active trachoma and potential risk factors.
Variable | Number | Number with active trachoma | Prevalence | Adjusted OR (1) | Adjusted OR (2) |
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Reported water collection time (mins) in household | |||||
≤85 | 226 | 27 | 11.9% | 1.00 | 1.00* |
85 to 150 | 255 | 55 | 21.6% | 1.83 (0.99-3.45) | 2.02 (1.04-3.89) |
150 to 210 | 242 | 47 | 19.4% | 1.79 (0.95-3.39) | 2.00 (1.00-3.95) |
>210 | 173 | 35 | 20.2% | 2.03 (1.03-3.99) | 2.25 (1.13-4.46) |
Litres of water collected per day per capita | |||||
≤8 | 233 | 45 | 19.3% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
9-15 | 229 | 41 | 17.9% | 0.97 (0.53-1.79) | 1.02 (0.53-1.94) |
15-20 | 195 | 31 | 15.9% | 0.81 (0.42-1.56) | 1.12 (0.51-2.47) |
>20 | 206 | 38 | 18.4% | 0.89 (0.48-1.65) | 1.22 (0.68-2.18) |
Cost water per month (US dollars) | |||||
$0 | 151 | 55 | 36.4% | 1.00 | 1.00** |
<$1 | 313 | 46 | 14.7% | 0.31 (0.18-0.54) | 0.30 (0.17-0.54) |
$1-2 | 205 | 29 | 14.1% | 0.29 (0.15-0.57) | 0.31 (0.16-0.61) |
>$2 | 227 | 34 | 15.0% | 0.30 (0.16-0.56) | 0.29 (0.15-0.57) |
Facial Cleanliness | |||||
Dirty face | 86 | 31 | 36.0% | 1.00 | |
Clean face | 826 | 137 | 16.6% | 0.55 (0.30-1.02) | 0.56 (0.30-1.05) |
Frequency of face washing | |||||
1-7 / week | 307 | 59 | 19.2% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
8-14 / week | 565 | 101 | 17.9% | 0.8 (0.6-1.2) | 0.92 (0.63-1.35) |
15-35 / week | 25 | 5 | 20.0% | 0.7 (0.2-2.2) | 0.78 (0.24-2.43) |
Last time washed hands: | |||||
Today | 838 | 148 | 17.7% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Before today | 58 | 16 | 27.6% | 1.66(0.89-3.11) | 1.65 (0.88-3.10) |
Frequency of clothes washing | |||||
0-4 / month | 364 | 73 | 20.1% | 1.00 | 1.00* |
5-8 / month | 267 | 54 | 20.2% | 1.04 (0.49-2.24) | 0.98 (0.65-1.49) |
9-12 / month | 86 | 11 | 12.8% | 0.49 (0.15-1.16) | 0.54 (0.27-1.11) |
>12 / month | 179 | 26 | 14.5% | 0.49 (0.20-1.19) | 0.63 (0.37-1.06) |
Some data were missing
Odds ratio adjusted for age, sex and household clustering
Odds ratio adjusted for age, sex, socio-economic status and household clustering
p for trend ≤0.05
p for trend ≤0.01