Table 2. Univariate analysis of risk factors for acute Q fever development in outbreak near Comté River, Amazon Rain Forest, French Guiana, 2014*.
Exposure type | Cases, n = 5, no. (%) | Controls, n = 15, no. (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Using brush cutter | 2 (40) | 3 (20) | 2.52 (0.15–36.3) | 0.56 |
Being close to brush cutter while in use | 5 (100) | 5 (33) | NA (1.20–NA) | 0.03 |
Collecting or moving wood | 4 (80) | 11 (73) | 1.43 (0.09–89.2) | 1 |
Collecting freshly cut grass | 0 | 2 (13) | 0 (0–16.8) | 1 |
Cleaning dust on furniture | 2 (40) | 11 (73) | 0.26 (0.02–3.19) | 0.29 |
Sweeping carbet | 3 (60) | 13 (87) | 0.25 (0.01–4.79) | 0.25 |
Using shower inside carbet | 3 (60) | 4 (27) | 3.81 (0.31–62.5) | 0.29 |
Walking around carbet | 2 (40) | 5 (33) | 1.31 (0.08–16.0) | 1 |
Stirring soil | 1 (20) | 1 (7) | 3.24 (0.04–293) | 0.45 |
Cleaning animal droppings | 0 | 7 (47) | 0 (0–1.81) | 0.11 |
*NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.