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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Mar 20;100(11):1075–83. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.12.002

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)
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

1

Odds ratio adjusted for age, sex and household clustering

2

Odds ratio adjusted for age, sex, socio-economic status and household clustering

*

p for trend ≤0.05

**

p for trend ≤0.01