Table 3.
Sources and treatment of drinking water of children cases of gastroenteritis and their controls, in Québec rural areas
| Cases (n = 165) | Controls (n = 326) | Univariable modela | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Type of water consumed | ||||
| Boiled tap water | 8 (4.9) | 9 (2.8) | 1.72 (0.67–4.39) | 0.258 |
| Unboiled and unfiltered tap water | 79 (48.2) | 178 (54.6) | 0.81 (0.54–1.19) | 0.280 |
| Filtered tap water | 15 (9.2) | 42 (12.9) | 0.84 (0.49–1.45) | 0.533 |
| Water provided to household | ||||
| Community waterworks | 95 (57.9) | 199 (61.2) | 1.00 | 0.713 |
| Domestic (private) wells | 69 (42.1) | 126 (38.8) | 1.08 (0.71–1.65) | |
| Water provided to household for community waterworks | ||||
| Community groundwater | 46 (49.5) | 118 (61.5) | 1.00 | 0.648 |
| Community surface water | 47 (50.5) | 74 (38.5) | 1.13 (0.68–1.87) | |
| Water provided to household for domestic wells | ||||
| Drilled wells | 58 (84.1) | 89 (75.4) | 1.00 | 0.201 |
| Surface wells | 11 (15.9) | 29 (24.6) | 0.62 (0.29–1.29) | |
| Microbiological vulnerability to contamination | ||||
| Low | 96 (66.7) | 201 (69.6) | 1.00 | 0.254 |
| High | 48 (33.3) | 88 (30.4) | 1.38 (0.79–2.40) | |
a
Models obtained using generalized linear models by taking into account the possible correlation between individuals in the same municipality.
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