Table 6.
Salmonella disease in relation to various predictors
| Predictors ofSalmonellaTyphimurium/Enteriditis | ||
| Variables | aORa(95% CIb) | p-value |
| Frequency of family eating street food | ||
| Never/rarely | 0.84 (0.55–1.29) | 0.435 |
| 1 to 2 times/week | 0.65 (0.43–0.98) | 0.041 |
| 3 to 5 times/week | 0.95 (0.62–1.44) | 0.8 |
| 4 to 6 more /week | Ref | |
| Types of water storage containers used in the home | ||
| Directly from tap | Ref | |
| Water pot | 2.69 (0.98–7.37) | 0.054 |
| Pitcher | 1.18 (0.38–3.69) | 0.772 |
| Jerri can | 2.63 (0.96–7.19) | 0.059 |
| Other | 2.13 (0.71–6.41) | 0.178 |
| Predictors ofSalmonellaTyphi | ||
| Variables | aORa(95% CIb) | pvalue |
| Gender of the child | ||
| Male | 1.53 (1.17–2.01) | 0.002 |
| Female | Ref | |
| Age of the child | ||
| 0–2 years | Ref | |
| 3–4 years | 1.43 (0.99–2.07) | 0.059 |
| 5–6 years | 2.49 (1.70–3.65) | < 0.001 |
| 7–8 years | 2.08 (1.31–3.28) | 0.002 |
| Over 8 years | 1.43 (0.95–2.15) | 0.083 |
| Keeping chicken | ||
| Present | 1.33 (0.95–2.15) | 0.071 |
| Not present | Ref | |
| Type of toilet used by the household | ||
| Public toilet | 1.35 (0.98–1.87) | 0.064 |
| Flush toilet | Ref | |
| Pit latrine | 1.53 (0.81–2.90) | 0.193 |
| Bush/river/canal | 5.11 (1.79–14.62) | 0.002 |
| Don’t know | UD(N/A) | 1 |
aOR Odds Ratio. bCI Confidence interval N/A not applicable