Table 2.
Association of illness with reported water source during cholera outbreak, Hoima District, Uganda: February–May, 2018
| Water Drunk | Percent of | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases, n = 73 | Controls, n = 107 | |||
| No spring, tank, or streama | 1.4 | 15 | Reference. | – |
| Spring only | 0 | 0.93 | 0 | – |
| Tank only | 33 | 31 | 11.6 | 1.4–94 |
| Stream only | 11 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 1.5–133 |
| Spring and tank only | 0 | 10 | 0 | – |
| Spring and stream only | 0 | 0.93 | 0 | – |
| Tank and stream only | 53 | 34 | 17.3 | 2.2–137 |
| Stream and tank and spring | 1.4 | 0 | Infinity. | – |
aWater source was likely collected rainwater. OR Odds ratio; 95% CI Confidence interval (The probability that a population parameter will fall between the two set values for 95% of the times); − not applicable